Monday, November 1, 2021

The Culture Wars We've Been Hearing About - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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The Culture Wars We’ve Been Hearing About

 

Corporal Keats flung himself into the trench

“It’s no good,” he gasped, lighting a cigarette

“The Free Versifiers have ta’en our outposts

We spiked our sonnets but our blank verse is lost”

 

“And there’s an end on’t,” cried Corporal Johnson

“You will hear thunder,” sighed Corporal Ahkmatova

“Maybe we took the wrong road,” said Corporal Frost

“Where is Yevtushenkko?” asked Corporal Tsvetaeva

 

“Back in Moscow, awarding himself the George Cross

And promoting himself to field marshal”

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