Strips HTML tags.

Variable

poem_html = '''<article>
    Much to his Mum and Dad’s <em>dismay</em>,<br>
    Horace <em>ate himself</em> one day.<br>
    <hr>
    He <em>didn’t stop</em> to say his grace,<br>
    He just sat down and <strong>ate his face</strong>.
    <hr>
    <strong>“We can’t have this!”</strong> His Dad declared,<br>
    “If that lad’s ate, <strong><em>he should be shared.</em></strong>”
</article>'''

Template

{{ poem_html|striptags }}

Result

Much to his Mum and Dad’s dismay,
Horace ate himself one day.

He didn’t stop to say his grace,
He just sat down and ate his face.

“We can’t have this!” His Dad declared,
“If that lad’s ate, he should be shared.”