Classical Greek Roman Knowledge Mass Communication Poem by Terence George Craddock

welcome to a past age classical world
where illiteracy was a wide spread
normal vast majority could not read

literacy had a brief luminous lifespan

by age thirty forty deteriorating eyesight
meant even worth weight in gold an elite educated
are also descending into aged illiteracy

limit aged unable to read
in an age without glasses
precision contact lenses

solution was audio books
in this time period papyrus scrolls
read aloud by a literate

reader usually in an alcove
at a great city classical library
so gathered listeners could

hear then later discourse
at length discuss as knowledge
heard spread dispersed

oral communication empowered
many social strata diverse readers listeners
extended accessible information

beyond limits illiteracy age failing failed eyesight
into time lapping extended communal comprehension
festivals plays seasonal also extended communal

experiential collective insights
library alcoves out loud readings
community staged public plays

weaved simplicity from complexity
intricacy whispered wisdom as
collective knowledge in layman's

terms a paradox problem solving apparatus
benefits with united understanding support
for collective community problems solved


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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