There are many times that I do not want to get involved in US politics. Oh, I have opinions, and I know the party I likely will support in any race at any level, That's why I do not feel the need to enter the fray.
For UK publications I monitor the Guardian, although I prefer the Times, I prefer more strongly not paying. Today I noticed a story about Labour leader Corbyn and a poem, so naturally I was intrigued.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/12/ben-okri-salutes-jeremy-corbyn-with-poem-called-a-new-dream-of-politics
Without taking partisan sides, I really like what I saw of the poem. Especially I liked the references to the "better angels of our natures" (not an exact quote from the poem);l the reference started with Shakespeare (Othello), passed through (Barnaby Rudge) but resonates most with Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address.
http://www.whatyousay.com/a-quotation-you-can-use-in-writing-charles-dickens-and-abraham-lincoln/
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/31631-we-are-not-enemies-but-friends-we-must-not-be
For a self-educated person, Lincoln put us all to shame.
Read the articles, and savor some poetry that speaks to you. And if you hear the muse, write some!
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