(7 February 1946 / Liverpool / England)

poet Brian Patten
#95 on top 500 poets

Minister for Exams

When I was a child I sat an exam.
This test was so simple
There was no way i could fail.
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  • Stevie Taite (5/13/2013 1:54:00 PM)

    What a great poem about the real insignificance of exams. They don't shape us. We shouldn't let them. Furure should not rely so much of them. They do not account for all the different types of intelligence. Great poem!

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  • Anita Gregory (9/3/2005 1:25:00 PM)

    Never read this before, what an awesome poem.

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  • Lenchen Elf (1/8/2005 7:30:00 PM)

    I would engrave this on the heart of all those formulating educational policy

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