STUDENTS at Manchester University have painted over a wall mural of Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”, replacing it with “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. The incident took place in the University’s Student ...

Rudyard Kipling’s iconic poem If— offers timeless wisdom on how to remain composed in the face of chaos. The opening lines underline the quiet strength found in staying calm when others panic or place ...

They replaced the wall mural with 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou saying Kipling stood for the 'opposite of liberation, empowerment and human rights' STUDENTS painted over Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ ...

Students at Manchester University scrubbed a poem by Rudyard Kipling off a wall, claiming that the poet was a “racist.” Mr Kipling’s poem 'If' which had been painted on the wall of the students’ union ...

Outraged students have painted over a poem by the ‘racist’ Victorian writer Rudyard Kipling and replaced it with a work from Maya Angelou. Undergraduates at the University of Manchester painted over a ...

In 1895, the Nobel Laureate and author of the famous children’s book, The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, wrote a phenomenal poem called If. Kipling wrote it out of his life experiences, which were ...