For the written version of this essay refer here.
Today, perhaps more so than at any time in history, we are experiencing a divide between what is considered to be the “domain” or “confinement” of art as wholly separate from the domain of “politics.”
The irony of such a perception is its failure to recognise that the root of our political system was enjoined with the arts from its very inception.
Cynthia Chung is the President of the Rising Tide Foundation and a writer at Strategic Culture Foundation, consider supporting her work by making a donation and subscribing to her substack page. This article was originally published by The Rising Tide Foundation.
Why the Poetic Principle is Imperative for Statecraft