This little piggy a poem by Felix Dennis
The poem by Felix Dennis (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/may/06/felix-dennis-swine-flu )
This little piggy
This little piggy caught a virus
This little piggy’s bleary eyed
This little piggy has swine flu
This little piggy has died
And this little piggy went wee wee wee wee.
You lock us up, it’s such a dirty trick
We never see the sun
It’s barbaric.
You ought to let us out and do it quick
And then we’d never ever make you sick.
The poet is concerned about environmental issues and thinks that:
-the pigs should be left in the open
-the pigs should be looked after in better condition
– the pigs should not be kept inside
-the pigs should not be all packed up in great numbers
The journalist is saying that it is a political poem, do you think it is one?
Do you think it is important to get involved in contemporary issues? Why? Why not?
Up to you to judge!
