The Best of Political Poems of Songs of Eretz Featuring Poems by: Jonathan Dick, John Hunt, Ross Knapp, Mary Soon Lee, James Frederick William Rowe, & the Editor

Editor’s Note:  In this final weekend before the presidential election of 2016, I invite you to read and contemplate (again) what are in my opinion the best political poems that have been published in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review prior to November 2016.  Yes, many are mine--I guess I’m my own biggest fan with the possible exception of my mother.  The topics appear in bold; links to the poems appear below the topic headers.

The Inefficiencies and Hypocrisy of Government:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/07/webs-of-milk-by-jonathan-dick.html

The Judiciary Branch Legislating from the Bench:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/07/an-independence-day-reflection-by-editor.html

Our Loss of Freedom:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/06/yet-now-for-now-by-jonathan-dick.html

Global Warming:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/06/polar-bears-by-mary-soon-lee-frequent.html

Transgenderism:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/05/i-have-rid-myself-of-best-of-me-by.html

The Misogyny of Hillary Clinton:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/04/poetry-review-special-feature-she-talks.html

The Unfortunate Triumph of Socialism over Libertarianism:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/12/poem-of-day-leaves-by-john-hunt-md.html

Freedom of Speech:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/07/poem-of-day-independence-day-haiku-by.html

Dangers of Compromise:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/07/poem-of-day-politikos-by-ross-knapp.html

The Duty To Engage in Civil Disobedience in an Unjust Society:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/06/poem-of-day-right-to-not-support-by.html

The Inexorable Encroachment of Liberalism:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/06/everywhere-serpent-slain-by-james.html

Governor Pence before He Was a VP Hopeful:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/04/current-events-poetry-to-pence-by-editor.html

The “Truther” Controversy:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/03/current-events-poetry-natural-born.html

The Benghazi Scandal:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/03/poetry-review-special-feature-current.html

The Immorality of Government:

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/01/poem-of-day-divergence-by-john-hunt-md.html

Illegal Immigrants Fraudulently Voting (scroll down to the end of the essay):

http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-poem-truly-disenfranchised.html