Why do poets write? A thought.

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In Tang Dynasty (618-907), a famous Chinese writer Han Yu wrote an article when saying goodbye to his friend, Mang Jao to express his sympathy of his friend's fate and his thought about literature. According to the article, one voices when agitated. When someone feels injustice in life, they sing with their words. Different famous people expressed themselves under different situation but their words were all relevant to their time. And Han Yu did live out his theory by writing frankly about his career, his life, his feelings and his friends. His theory has impact in the later Chinese literary criticism.

Question: Have you ever been inspired to write poetry by current events? What do you think about these poems?

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