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A bonanza of poems for radical readers
ALISTAIR FINDLAY welcomes the rare left perspective on poetry that is invited by a new anthology edited by Corbyn and McCluskey
Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn joins members of the National Education Union (NEU) on a march through Westminster against the Government's controversial plans for minimum service levels during strikes, February 1, 2023
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Poetry For the Many,
Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey, OR Books, £16.99
I APPROACHED this review with the trepidation of an old pro asked to judge a fantasy foootball team chosen by fans and fearing to find most of the positions filled with strikers, the Gary Lineker sort, not Mick Lynch.
Turns out this anthology has all the fascination of Desert Island Discs, songs chosen by celebrities for personal reasons, some of which they would never think of disclosing through a direct interview in a public setting.
Plus all the proceeds are going to the Peace and Justice Project. A win-win then, this old pro says.
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