1. 2006: Anna Politkovskaya by Lisa Desforges

    Enraged by truth
    This loaded gun
    Will seek no truce;
    She pardons none.

    A rifle – aimed
    With nimrod skill
    And dogged rage –
    Intends to kill.

    Resounding shot –
    But all too near.
    Her bullet was
    Too loud, too clear.

    Defender thus
    Is turned to foe.
    Our hunter has
    Become our doe.




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