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Editor of The War Poetry website

The War Poetry website was started in June1999 and has been edited from that time to the present day by David Roberts. More and more time has been spent on the website over the years since its creation till it has become the top ranked war poetry website in most search engines.  During the 12 months from 13 November 2010 to 12 November 2011 there were 828,367 visitors to the website (the first 12-month period of collecting statistics).

During 2010 and 2011  design improvements have been made, making the layout of the website more consistent. The content of the website has been enhanced. Video poems and other relevant video material have been added in 2011. The Remembrance page has been increased in size and made easier to navigate. Reader comments, complaints, and suggestions will be welcomed.

David Roberts,  writer, publisher and website editor

• Born 1942 in Lincolnshire, UK

• Started publishing company, Saxon Books, 1994

• Editor of two popular anthologies of First World War poetry  - 
  Minds at War, the Poetry and Experience of the First World War. 1996
  and Out in the Dark, Poetry of the First World War in Context and with Basic Notes, 1998.
  Editor of the War Poetry Website.

• Author of
  The Last Days, a play, 1959. Performed by Sheffield University Dramatic Society, 1966.
  New Creation, Libretto for a cantata, performed 1972 with choir, jazz band and orchestra, Brighton Dome.
  Chrysalis, Libretto for a rock symphony, performed 1973, Brighton Dome.
  Kosovo War Poetry, January 2000
  Lessons from Iraq, the UN must be reformed, January 2004
  The European Union and You, December 2007.