Why would Plato kick poets out of his Republic?

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    "Beware of the poets." said Plato in The Republic.
    I was wondering why poets (and artists in general) didn't have place in his ideal state? Is this some sort of poet/philosopher rivalry or something else?
     
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    Because in Hellenistic tradition, it is poets who start wars. The Trojan war comes to mind.
     
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