{"product_id":"first-world-war-poems-from-paul-oprey-9781904897880","title":"First World War Poems from the Front","description":"\u003ci\u003eFrom \"How to Die,\" by Siegfried Sassoon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark clouds are smouldering into red\u003cbr\u003e While down the craters morning burns.\u003cbr\u003e The dying soldier shifts his head\u003cbr\u003e To watch the glory that returns;\u003cbr\u003e He lifts his fingers toward the skies\u003cbr\u003e Where holy brightness breaks in flame;\u003cbr\u003e Radiance reflected in his eyes, \u003cbr\u003e And on his lips a whispered name.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eFirst World War Poems from the Front\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul O'Prey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904897886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904897880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imperial War Museums\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Paul O'Prey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790344909055,"sku":"9781904897880","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a064839c-bf9e-48d2-b849-f806fdd5bf53.jpg?v=1707288666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-world-war-poems-from-paul-oprey-9781904897880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}