Poetry as a shortcut to wisdom

Considering the fact that most people live inperfect lives, the lack of means to even remotely grasp the great Uknown is certain. However, there lies a dillema.
The Poet, the Teacher, supposed to be dead, reaches us through the correct combination of words. He preaches to us, the necessity to rise above the narcotic state of existence.
There are two great enemies that can be understood, harnessed and indeed used. The first is death, and the false ideals of "endings". The other is the huge tidal wave of useless information that sweeps through all untrained consciousness, radiated by the mindless forces of this world.

This book is a riddle.