Hands Off Poetry!
HANDS OFF POETRY!We strongly oppose the censoring of Carol Ann Duffy's poem Education for Leisure by the examination board AQA, which has removed it from its anthology because it deals with the conten... continue reading »
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"Unbelievable! Have the suits at the AQA read the poem? Don't they understand the concept of the unreliable narrator?"
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"As a former teacher of English language and literature, I have always believed that a pretty much sacred obligation incurred by the position was to enable students to acquire the equipment with which to craft considered and rational responses to all forms"
"restore trust and dignity please"
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"To remove this poem is to pander to the ignorant."
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"If this poem 'glorifies knife crime', where does that leave Shakespeare?"
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"This decision sets a dangerous precedent - and ironically, removes the poem the students engage with and enjoy the most."
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