Anybody want to try one for Lallu?
jane
vidyanjali_1980 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
vidyanjali_1980 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hahaha... Bush is INCORRIGIBLE! Hey but propaganda has entered
school books in India too. Remember what happened to school history
books during the BJP regime? It happens everywhere, but this is
outrageous...
Vidya.
--- In [email protected], Vivek Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi--
>
> Another wonderful entrant for our ZEST poets Poetry Hall of Shame.
> Apart from being a new low for Bush propaganda, it tells us a lot
> about what exactly is wrong about the teaching of poetry at the
high
> school level...
>
> Aside about publishing, vanity, etc: printing a book of poems has
not
> been a problem and is now less of a problem than ever. The problem
> lies in making a work of high standards, then getting people to
read
> and respect it, and neither of those aspects can be bought.
>
> ****
>
> Y'all will love this. The following is a poem from the new
English textbook
> prescribed for the XI grade in Pakistan. The BBC reports that a
> spokesperson for the National Book Foundation, the Pakistani
government's
> textbook publishing arm, said that the order of the first letters
of each
> line in the poem was entirely coincidental.
>
> Have fun,
> -girish
>
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
> THE LEADER
>
> Patient and steady with all he must bear,
> Ready to meet every challenge with care,
> Easy in manner, yet solid as steel,
> Strong in his faith, refreshingly real.
>
> Isn't afraid to propose what is bold,
> Doesn't conform to the usual mold,
> Eyes that have foresight, for hindsight won't do,
> Never backs down when he sees what is true,
> Tells it all straight, and means it all too.
>
> Going forward and knowing he's right,
> Even when doubted for why he would fight,
> Over and over he makes his case clear
> Reaching to touch the ones who won't hear.
>
> Growing in strength, he won't be unnerved,
> Ever assuring he'll stand by his word.
>
> Wanting the world to join his firm stand,
> Bracing for war, but praying for peace,
> Using his power so evil will cease
> So much a leader and worthy of trust,
> Here stands a man who will do what he must.
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
> The original news item, in Urdu, can be found at:
>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2005/12/051201_textbook_bush
_poem.shtml
>
>
>
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