Thursday, March 14, 2024
FREE POETRY COMPETITION (A2, B2.1 & C.22)
To enter this competition (open to all levels), you have to write a free verse poem on an A4 and give it to me by April 30th.
Your poem can have up to 15 lines. It can be handwritten or typewritten and you can illustrate it if you feel like it
To learn more about free verse, click here:
US ELECTIONS UNSPUN
Hello from Washington, where politicos are digesting the news that in Georgia, a judge dropped some of the 2020 election-tampering charges against Donald Trump (but left the door open for a more clearly written re-indictment). On Tuesday, Trump and Joe Biden locked up enough delegates to secure their presidential nominations in primaries. You can now call them “presumptive nominees”, if you so desire. (More fun facts about delegates below!)
It was also a big day in Washington, as Robert Hur – of Biden-is-elderly-and-forgetful fame – appeared on Capitol Hill to discuss his report on the president’s handling of classified documents. Here’s my deeper dive into that hearing. It was a typically partisan spectacle, and a reminder of how everything is being sucked into the 2024 presidential vortex. The race can get a little confusing, so remember you can ask me questions here and I'll do my best to offer clarity.
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See you around
Dear all, I wish I could have said bye in person, but unfortunately I'll be on sick leave till 27th May at least. I'm sorry I wasn...
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Dear all, I wish I could have said bye in person, but unfortunately I'll be on sick leave till 27th May at least. I'm sorry I wasn...