Pronunciation note: where I'm from, Chisholm is pronounced "chism".

Today's word:

Rasputinism (n.) corrupting influence, especially over a government for political gain.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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