Poetry imparts form to knowledge and is therefore never obsolete.

Evidence

This tradition al debate has been going on ever since reason, in the Western sense, apparently dissocÎated poetic creation (deemed useless in the city-state) and scientific knowledge (strictly inscribed within the drama of its own evolution). The question remains always the same, in the same context: What’s the use of poetry? Modern works have already given their answer, frorn Rimbaud to Claudel or Aimé Césaire: Poetry is not an amusement nor a display of sentiments or beautiful things. It also imparts form to a knowledge that could never be stricken byobsolescence. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 436

Categorization

• XREF: Glissant’s claim that poetry gives form to a non-obsolete knowledge connects to his treatment of spoken rhythm and relation in earlier chapters. — connects to: Poetry outlives empires, jade, gold, and burned libraries — , A Year of World Stories, 10535

Broader Connections

• Poetry outlives empires, jade, gold, and burned libraries #corroborates (0.85) — , A Year of World Stories, 10535