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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"This is totally ridiculous!"
"makes no sense, poetry is meant evoke feelings and appeal to our emotions. Should our student's lives remain colourless, can they not be trusted to think and debate issues that affect them."
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"Say no to censoryship"
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"Understanding prevents war"
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"To remove the poem is to undermine the intelligence of young people."
"It's a wonderful poem; what a ridiculous and petty ban."
"In a democracy you cannot censure poetry or any other writings"
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"this is good poetry, insightful, not inciteful!"
"Professionals have got to stand up for themselves and not accept interference from people who have no idea what they are talking about."
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"Censorship of literature is censorship of education!"
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"surely it its better for the children to discuss this poem and the possible ramifications than to glorify it by banning it! I couldn't squash a fly against a window, nor pour a goldfish down a toilet, but that doesn't stop me reading the poem and apprecia"
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"There was a young man from Nantucket....."
