Hey Mr. Newsman

This was my favorite reading assignment for this section. I can relate to Kampf's material and tone in the poem because of the Doctorow novel I'm reading for the next paper assignment. The message in this poem is demonstrative of the counterculture, to me. The artistic contrast between political sides is creative and impressive. While the majority of the poem seems to single out the speaker's possibly Communist and definitely radical political views, the last line of the poem defines the actual message of the poem, which is the fight for "the rights of man." Even though the speaker is in opposition of the traditional and conservative views, he is willing to fight for the freedom of men from all political standpoints. I thought this was a powerful message and a creative way of stating it.