-- Posted by chargrilledwoppa at 5:20 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 This was the start of a poem I studied at GCSE in the UK. A poem by Carol Ann Duffy which recently came under some scrutiny through it's glorification of knife crime. It has subsequently been taken off the school curriculum and will no longer be used to examine students. I find this particularly amusing because the  source of this controversy was through an inspector to my old school. I remember studying that poem, and I remember being intrigued by the  mindset of the protagonist  - but I wasn't ever drawn to kill. I thought the poem was important as it allowed student to contextualize any angst and isolation they may have felt at that particular time of their lives [at 15] allowing them to develop not only a better appreciation of poetry but also allowing them to question what is acceptable in society. Do you think poetry or other texts which glorify killing should be censored like this... for the protection of society - given that this would exclude much of Shakespeare's works. -- Posted by Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 -- Posted by chargrilledwoppa at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 hahaha. try reading my post first. -- Posted by Mary Magdalene at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from chargrilledwoppa at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT    YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 hahaha. try reading my post first. that'd take like 20 seconds tho -- Posted by L I F E S so G O O D at 5:25 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from chargrilledwoppa at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT   YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4    hahaha. try reading my post first. that'd take like 20 seconds tho fail.