The Woman with the Serpent’s Tongue

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Once upon a time, poetry still mattered, and could cause great controversies. No social media for such battles, after all. This poem seems to have cost William Watson the post of UK Poet Laureate.

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 13, 2015
Category: Poetry | 1900s | Women | Europe | Curses, Slurs, Insults, Vituperation, Libel and Slander

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A posting that is important and attended by at least 0.05% of the population.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 08/13/15 at 10:11 AM

So this is the equivalent of a stinging Facebook post today? It does sound like it got almost as many hits.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/15/15 at 11:34 PM

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