The News in Poetry

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The News in Poetry 28/09/2021 - Petrol Pump Panic

It's been nearly a month since my last 'The News in Poetry' - so here goes. Petrol Pump Panic It’s panic at the petrol pumps, most of the...

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The News in Poetry 03/09/2021 - A Decade On (London Riots 2011)

Here's a poem I've written inspired from the tragic events of 2011 when not only in London, but other cities in the UK there were riots...

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The News in Poetry - 19/08/2021 - A Prayer For Afghanistan

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The News in Poetry - 10/08/2021 - Children's home prejudice

Here's a piece about a subject really close to my heart, a long-standing national phenomenon of residents not wanting children's homes...

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The News in Poetry - 30/07/2021 - Children's Home Abuse Scandals.

Welcome to the 3rd 'The News in Poetry. Bit of a deep one this time. 30/07/2021 Children’s home abuse scandal Sadly, I’ve had my eyes...

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The News in Poetry - 29/07/2021 - X Factor

Welcome to the second ever 'The News in Poetry'. In todays news, the producers of the show X Factor have announced that they've asked...

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The FIRST EVER News in Poetry - Hi Viz Boris - 28/07/2021

I had the absolutely mental idea that I was going to start a project called 'The News in Poetry'. Hopefully this becomes 'a thing' This...