Poem of the week: The Horse Fair by George Mackay Brown

Through a child’s bright, clear impressions, Mackay Brown dramatises a lively young mind, and the education system set on deadening it

The Horse Fair

Miss Instone said, ‘Children, you were all at the Fair yesterday, I’m sure. Out slates! Out slate pencils! Write a composition on the following – My Day at the Fair…’

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