Q: Is the pen mightier than the sword?
A: Not when it's used to write bad poetry.
Arty types and today programme listeners will all be anxious to know if there is any decent poetry which can express the complex political debates of the forthcoming war. There is a plethora:
For belligerent bards click here.
For peaceful poets click here or here.
Matthew Horne
The poets against war were camped outside downing street yesterday with boxes containing 10,000 poems for peace. Lets hope every one gets read by Blair and his team.