The United Kingdom includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, all the commonwealth nations. Queen Elizabeth II rules them all and not just symbolically, in 1975 she dismissed the Australian parliament. That has to be a factor in how we view ourselves.
Can I also mention Jonathan Heimarck, was once 'Johnny Pravda' on Myspace and Diane Arthur, both now Facebook poets, Jonathan is from Minnesota, Diane is also from the US, not sure where. Both have written fine poems.
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