Question

read these lines from \elegy for my brother poet filipino & yuki indian\ by vince gotera.
...in manila, ferdinand
and imelda buried poets in iron and tarmac—
what does gotera mean by \buried in iron\?
poets were put to death.
poets were mourned.
poets were jailed.
poets were silenced.

Explanation:

The line references the Marcos regime in the Philippines, where iron prison bars were used to detain dissident poets. "Buried in iron" is a metaphor for being imprisoned, as iron here refers to the metal of jail cells.

Answer:

Poets were jailed.