# Do you long for an era when our politicians were more poetic?

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Podcast: [Nightlife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nightlife-159858)
Published: 2026-05-31T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/poetry-in-politics/106742994
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## Resource

Poetry isn’t often heard on the political hustings these days, but in the lead up to Federation our politicians recited and even wrote (often quite bad) poetry.

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