Prime minister startles nation by quoting poem: 'Lead', by Selina Tusitala Marsh

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Prime minister startles nation by quoting poem: 'Lead', by Selina Tusitala Marsh

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In his first speech after getting the formal tick from his caucus, and ahead of a trip to Government House to be sworn in as prime minister, Bill English has proved his literary credentials by reading a line from a poem. Go poetry. Go English Lit Bill. Here we publish the...

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12 December 2016

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http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-12-2016/prime-minister-startles-nation-by-quoting-poem-lead-b...

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