On Aletheia

How a specific type of language uncovers the truth of the world

Let’s be honest. Very few people read or write poetry anymore. After all, what is it for? What purpose does it serve? Of course, in the (ancient) past poetic inspiration was considered a gift from the otherworld, and poetry was a form of mantic expression. The Irish Filid or poet-class enjoyed a rank similar to that of a regent, purely on the basis of t…