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Poem of the week: Rich or Poor, or Saint and Sinner by Thomas Love Peacock

A sharply satirical attack on unevenly applied 19th-century laws to enforce religious observance still bites today

Rich or Poor, or Saint and Sinner

The poor man’s sins are glaring;
In the face of ghostly warning
He is caught in the fact
Of an overt act —
Buying greens on Sunday morning.

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© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

© Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

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Poem of the week: Missing You by Miles Burrows

The moon becomes the witty image of an isolated and contemptuously neglected elderly relation


Missing You

Slow Puncture by Miles Burrows (Carcanet Press, £12.99). To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply.

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© Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

© Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

© Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

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