Hi-- Another wonderful entrant for our ZEST poets Poetry Hall of Shame. Apart from being a new low for Bush propaganda, it tells us a lot about what exactly is wrong about the teaching of poetry at the high school level...
Aside about publishing, vanity, etc: printing a book of poems has not been a problem and is now less of a problem than ever. The problem lies in making a work of high standards, then getting people to read and respect it, and neither of those aspects can be bought. **** Y'all will love this. The following is a poem from the new English textbook prescribed for the XI grade in Pakistan. The BBC reports that a spokesperson for the National Book Foundation, the Pakistani government's textbook publishing arm, said that the order of the first letters of each line in the poem was entirely coincidental. Have fun, -girish @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE LEADER Patient and steady with all he must bear, Ready to meet every challenge with care, Easy in manner, yet solid as steel, Strong in his faith, refreshingly real. Isn't afraid to propose what is bold, Doesn't conform to the usual mold, Eyes that have foresight, for hindsight won't do, Never backs down when he sees what is true, Tells it all straight, and means it all too. Going forward and knowing he's right, Even when doubted for why he would fight, Over and over he makes his case clear Reaching to touch the ones who won't hear. Growing in strength, he won't be unnerved, Ever assuring he'll stand by his word. Wanting the world to join his firm stand, Bracing for war, but praying for peace, Using his power so evil will cease So much a leader and worthy of trust, Here stands a man who will do what he must. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The original news item, in Urdu, can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2005/12/051201_textbook_bush_poem.shtml _______________________________________________ Foil-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://insaf.net/mailman/listinfo/foil-l_insaf.net ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
