Lehigh Valley Vanguard Collections Volume FIVE: Poetry & Politics

"The most unfailing herald, companion, or follower of the awakening of a great people to work a beneficial change in opinion or institution,
is poetry." ~Percy Bysshe Shelley

When initiating Lehigh Valley Vanguard, the desire to incorporate poets into the fold was at the fore. Of all the folks I know, I find poets to be some of the most conscientious people vying for critical social shifts.

If politicians are permitted to use ornate language to convince the public they are for the people...