To anyone who wants to read the poem mentioned, may I direct your attention to
http://poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/ulster.html
Robbie White
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> Nice discussion on Kipling. I should state that I'm not a Kipling scholar by
> any means but I do enjoy reading his work, particularly his poetry.
>
> I teach History in a high school in Brooklyn and during the course of a unit
> of study on imperialism, I always cover "The White Man's Burden". The
> students find it fairly difficult to understand in terms of language, imagery
> etc. but I dncourage them to grapple with it as best they can. We've had
> some fine discussions over the years and I think that many of the students do
> enjoy trying to get to grips with this piece. I always tell them that this
> was a prevailing sentiment at the time and had popular support. I don't
> state that Kipling was a racist but let them make up their minds about that
> and I even encourage them to do further reading.
>
> However, I do find Kipling's poem "Ulster" a dreadful piece of work. No
> doubt Rudyard Kipling would be in the Orange Order today and camping on a
> hillside in Drumcree at "Ulster's Alamo".
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Butterfield
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