If you thought Corbynmania was limited to female obsession and male politicians growing their facial hair, it’s time to think again. It turns out that Jeremy Corbyn is also inspiring poets everywhere.
Steerpike has been sent a copy of a new collection of poems edited by Russell Bennetts, which includes poems by 22 authors who have been inspired by the man of the moment. Among the array of rhymes (and half-rhymes) on offer are poems titled ‘The seven ages of a Labour MP’, ‘unelectable’ and ‘Wongawongaland’. 
Nicholas Murray’s ‘J.C.’ offers an insight into why Corbyn is so popular:
Corbyn’s no knight in shining vest,
or bright Messiah from the West (he’d say)
but someone who has found a way to voice a fractured country’s need for choice,
to say we’ll make another kind of noise: No way!
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