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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"Censorship is nearly always wrong. In this case it's also ridiculous."
"This deeply dpresses me. Banning poems does not make the world a safer place. It does precisely the opposite."
"Knives don't kill people, poets do"
"Seems such a faff, banning one poem. Why not think a little bit - and just burn it, along with everything else ever written that you don't like? It could really start something."
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"This poem tries to engage with the thoughts of a young person who may constitute a danger to society. It also provides a way of engaging a wide variety of young people in discssions about issues relevant to their lives, and important to society. It must n"
"As a teacher, poet and parent I object strongly to the censoring of Carol Ann Duffy's poem. Will you take Goneril and Reagan out of 'King Lear' for putting out Gloucester's eyes? Will you stop Othello from murdering his wife? etc etc"
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"As a human being I am angered by an outrageous abuse of authority. As a human being who loves poetry, I sign my name to this petitiion."
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"Hi, i am a student at the age of 15, and i strongly oppose the ban on the poem education for leisure. It seems AQA think that by inforcing the ban, they will be protecting temselves for any complaints from over-secure parents, and any bad puplicity. The p"
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