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In July 2018, students at the University of Manchester painted over a mural of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, arguing that the writer “dehumanised people of colour”. Kipling’s poem was replaced by a poem by the civil rights activist Maya Angelou. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jul/19/manchester-university-students-paint-over-rudyard-kipling-mural In response, I wrote my own 2018 version of ‘If’ to reflect the difficultiesContinue reading “‘If (2018 version)’ With Thanks to Kipling”