by Eddie Aderne
“UK judge orders rightwing extremist to read classic literature or face prison”
—The Guardian
“The white supremacist student sentenced to read Austen and Dickens fits a grim pattern”
—The Guardian
Condemned to Pride and Prejudice,
The thug was nothing loath,
Believing (with some grounds for this)
He had a start on both.
This sentence did not win, I guess,
Ubiquitous ovations;
At least it would appear the Press
Had no great expectations.