First World War Poems from the Front (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781904897880)

From "How to Die," by Siegfried Sassoon

Dark clouds are smouldering into red
While down the craters morning burns.
The dying soldier shifts his head
To watch the glory that returns;
He lifts his fingers toward the skies
Where holy brightness breaks in flame;
Radiance reflected in his eyes,
And on his lips a whispered name.

The poems in this anthology--all written by poets who served on the front line--draw readers into the horrors of life in the trenches, documenting events as they unfolded in excruciating detail and creating a body of work so vivid that it continues to haunt us one hundred years later.

With First World War Poems from the Front, Paul O'Prey offers an in-depth exploration of the Great War poets, including powerful poems by Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and Julian Grenfell, as well as two World War I nurses: Vera Brittain and Mary Borden. The poems are accompanied by a brief and accessible introduction and short biographical profiles that set them in context for readers new to the works.

Author: Paul O'Prey
ISBN-10: 1904897886
ISBN-13: 9781904897880
Publisher: Imperial War Museums
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2014
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.90d