For the love of god.

What hope do children have if they are being educated by idiots who would come up with the idea that a Carol Ann Duffy poem could incite someone to violence?

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I know the pen is supposed to be mighter than the sword, but come on.

It's Carol Ann Duffy.

I've had the pleasure of meeting Carol Ann Duffy on a couple of occasions. She's a nice, quietly spoken woman.

The last time I heard her read it was from a book of poetry which largley laid bare the break-up of a relationship.

She is the antithesis of glamorised violence. Her poetry is not about glamorising violence.

Surely a poem that introduces the word 'knife' into a classroom gives teachers the opportunity to discuss the subject in a learning setting.

Not saying the word does not make the problem go away.