“The Voice of Hotness from the Margins”. On the interaction of poetry and politics
... poetry, and art more broadly, lies in its ability to disrupt the established order of sensory perception, challenging the prevailing system of unquestioned perceptual facts. This disruptive quality of poetry contrasts with what has been termed "police aesthetics" by Vatulescu, which reflects the conformity and uniformity inherent in consumer society. The article contends that, within the contemporary cultural landscape, the transformative potential of poetic expression risks being co-opted ...
