WAR POETS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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Wilfred Owen



Wilfred Owen portrait

Wilfred Owen - recognised as the greatest English poet of the First World War. More about Wilfred Owen . . .

Minds at War

A comprehensive anthology of poetry of the First World War.
All the greatest war poems of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon and war poems of over 70 other notable poets. All set in the context of the poets' lives and historical records. With historic photographs and cartoons. Edited by David Roberts.
400 pages £14-99 (UK)




Out in the Dark

Anthology of First World War poetry. recommended for students and the general reader. 19 poems by Wilfred Owen, 27 by Siegfried Sassoon and over 90 more war poems by 45 significant poets including women writers. Contextual information and basic notes on many poems. Illustrated. Edited by David Roberts.
185 pages. £8-99 (UK)

Brief Lives of 25 Poets of the First World War

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The First World War and its Poets
Rupert Brooke  - A short introduction  
Wilfred Owen
- An introduction to his life and war experience
Edward Thomas
- a glimpse of his nature

Vera Brittain

Rupert Brooke

Eleanor Farjeon

Gilbert Frankau

Robert Graves

Julian Grenfell

Ivor Gurney

Thomas Hardy

Rudyard Kipling

John McCrae

Henry Newbolt

Robert Nichols

Wilfred Owen


(Note: the links to Wilfred Owen in the left column go to much more detailed accounts of his life and war experience.)

 

John Oxenham 

Jessie Pope

Herbert Read

Isaac Rosenberg

Siegfried Sassoon

Owen Seaman

Alan Seeger

Charles Sorley

Muriel Stuart

Edward Thomas

Katharine Tynan

A G West

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