Consequently , poetry was not to be admitted into his ideal city .
Plato has this vision of an ideal city that is genuinely just , Plato banishes poets from the city because they are imitative and under no circumstances do they portray justice .
Poetry was not to be admitted into his ideal city .
Plato has this vision of an ideal city that is genuinely just , Plato banishes poets from the city because they are imitative and under no circumstances do they portray justice .