I came across a short article recently where the author lamented children not being exposed to right-wing poetry at school. Our scribe opined that such is the prevalence of left-wing writing, the young of today may not even be aware of the existence of such verse.
I was gob-smacked.
Like today’s neglected youth, I too am ignorant of this great body of work.
The odes of Andrew Bolt, verse of Franco and the limericks of Ronald Reagan have all escaped me.
To give them their due, they must be some wordsmiths these conservative poets. It’s no easy task finding words to rhyme with 'detention centre', 'xenophobia' and 'axis of evil'.
Hmmmmm.
There is no shortage of topics though…….. environmental scare-mongering, dangerous refugees, single mothers, university drop-outs, abortion, sedition and those pesky indigenous races…..all grist for the mill for an eloquent bourgeois lyricist.
Could be a dollar in it……..
Newscorp and Fox need content…….
Let’s try…..
There was a young lad from SA,
Captured in Kabul one day,
Alas Mister Hicks,
For your terrorist tricks,
In Cuba you’re going to stay.
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1 comment:
It'll sell.
Or maybe not. I think the tide is turning. And not before time.
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