"He (the poet) will inspire and cultivate the inferior components of the soul, and the strengthening of the inferior components of the soul will lead to the destruction of the rational part, just like handing over the power of a city-state to the bad guys, which will subvert the city-state and endanger the good people in the city-state."
Plato himself is an excellent poet. He put himself in the position of investigating the production and operation of poetry and came to the conclusion that poetry is a kind of "laissez-faire" theory without reason.
Plato understood the genius of poets, but he also despised their wildness. He yearns for the ghost of poetry, but he also hates the rejection of rational and bohemian poetry. Poetry is like a runaway wild horse, running on the wild land of passion, not bound by the shepherd, regardless of the cliff ahead, indulging in a temporary carnival.
They take the story that has been sung from generation to generation without thinking, thinking that it is an irrefutable truth, and never want to get to the bottom of it, carefully distinguish it and look for the background of knowledge. Poets lack a positive attitude and enterprising consciousness to correctly understand the world, and it is impossible for them to develop people's minds, deepen people's understanding and cultivate the habit of seeking knowledge through their own actions.