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Political Poem #1

Political Poem #1

17 June 2026 /Posted byPaul Laughlin
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By Paul Laughlin

 This is a political poem.

 This poem is political.

 This poem will be collected.

 This poem has been neglected.

 This poem is read in context.

 This poem contains a subtext.

 This poem can be downloaded.

 This poem must be decoded.

 This poem openly offended.

 This poem is still defended.

 This poem has been approved.

 This poem will be removed.

 This poem is well respected.

 This poem remains rejected.

 This poem is on the syllabus.

 This poem is much too dangerous.

 This poem toes the line.

 This poem stands with PALESTINE.

 This poem is political.

 This is a political poem.

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Paul Laughlin is a poet and activist. He is a director of the Bloody Sunday Trust in Derry. His poems have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, and his collection of Irish language poetry, Dorn San Aer is published by Colmcille Press.

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