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Kevin is taking his country back

Disclaimer: any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely…

Steve Pottinger by Steve Pottinger
19-06-2026 17:19
in Poetry
Reading Time: 1 min read
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a misty country landscape with a procession of figures moving across it: they range from an ape to a fat man with a big club who is hitting a globe of the earth

Kevin image from David MAITRE from Pixabay and Su O'Brien

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Monday: scrolls ragebait from dawn
Tuesday: doctors, teachers, experts, who needs em?
Wednesday: crows that his mob is a ‘fightback’.
Thursday: goodbye medicine, agriculture.
Friday: yes, ruins, but his ruins..
Saturday: un-invents fire.
Sunday: wraps his fist round the first club.


Steve Pottinger. 14 June 2026
Tags: Poetry

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Steve Pottinger

Steve Pottinger

Steve is a poet, author, and a founding member of Wolverhampton arts collective Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists. His work has appeared in magazines and anthologies, and he’s a regular contributor to online poetry platforms. You can discover more of his work via his website, on X @BigStevePoet, or follow him on Bluesky

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