About this listing of war poetry books

My aim
My aim is to provide information about books that are likely to be of value to readers interested in war poetry, war poets and the history and issues relating to war and peace. Many of these books have informed my own studies.

My books
I declare a certain bias in this information since I am the editor of two anthologies of poetry of the First World War. These are: Minds at War, the Poetry and Experience of the First World War, and Out in the Dark, Poetry of the First World War in Context and with Basic Notes. I believe these both have something special to offer and there is extended information about these books on this website.

Other books of interest
I have been fascinated, moved, enriched and inspired by many books. I hope the lists which I plan to develop during 2010 will be of use to many people.

Prices
In most cases readers need not pay the list prices quoted below. Very often large discounts are available from Amazon or dealers accessed through their site or dealers elsewhere.

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David Roberts, Editor of The War Poetry Website.

Anthologies

Anthologies of the First World War

	The Wordsworth Book of First World War Poetry (Wordsworth Poetry Library) Edited by Marcus Clapham  Paperback - 1 Dec 1995. £3-99
	Poems of the Great War: 1914-1918 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) anonymously edited.  Tiny book (pages approx. 4”by 5.5”) but with over 80 well-chosen poems. Good to take on a journey. Paperback - 1998. £4-99.
	The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (Penguin Classics) Edited by George Walter (replaces the previous Penguin edition edited by Jon Silkin) Paperback -  2006.  £8-99.
	Out in the Dark: Poetry of the First World War in Context and with Basic Notes. Edited by David Roberts. Paperback – 1998.195 poems by 47 poets. Includes 20 poems by Wilfred Owen and 27 by Siegfried Sassoon. A wealth of background information including basic notes on unusual vocabulary. Illustrated. Ideal for students and the general reader. 190 pages. £8-99. More information.
	Up the Line to Death: War Poets, 1914-18 Edited by Brian Gardner. Paperback -  1964. £8.99.
	Minds at War: the Poetry and Experience of the First World War Edited by David Roberts Paperback – 1996. 250 poems by 80 poets including 27 by Wilfred Owen and 32 by Siegfried Sassoon. Other major poets are well represented. A wealth of background information. Illustrated. 400 pages. £14-99. More information.
	War Poems: Student's Book. Edited by Christopher Martin.Poems from wars from the Napoleonic era to the nuclear bomb. Includes 54 poems of the First World War. With questions for students. 96 pages. Paperback, large format. Illustrated. -  2004. £17.99
	Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry Edited by Vivien Noakes.  Hardcover -  2006. £18.99
	War poems by Christopher Martin, Teaching Resources. Includes 75% photocopiable worksheets covering differentiated activities, extension material, homework, exam style questions, stimulus materials and additional poems. £70-00.

Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen's poetry, Wilfred Owen's letters, Wilfred Owen's life

Wilfred Owen, who died at the age of twenty-five a few days before the end of the First World War, is widely recognised as the greatest of writers of war poetry in the English language. In all he wrote only about thirty poems and fragments on the subject of war and his reputation rests on less than a dozen of these poems. More about Wilfred Owen >>>

Wilfred Owen's Poetry

	The Poems of Wilfred Owen (Wordsworth Poetry Library). Contains some 59 poems and fragments by Wilfred Owen including all his most important war poems. Texts are based on the 1931 Edmund Blunden edition of Owen's poetry. Paperback. Not great quality paper.  £3.99
	War Poems of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen. Edited by Jon Stallworthy. Paperback. Each poem is accompanied by detailed notes describing the poem's origin, references, influences and special vocabulary.  £8.99

Wilfred Owen's Letters

Wilfred Owen, Selected Letters, Oxford Paperbacks. Edited by Jon Bell. A selection of Owen's letters from 1902 to1918. - 326 of the original 673 letters, but containing almost all of Owen's letters from the war years. Valuable reading to help understand Owen's life and poetry. Currently (February 2010) only available second hand, at about £70-00.

Wilfred Owen's Life

	Wilfred Owen: A Biography, by Jon Stallworthy. Oxford Paperbacks (1974). Professor Stallworthy's groundbreaking study of the life of Wilfred Owen. 330 pages. £15-99.
	Wilfred Owen: A New Biography by Dominic Hibberd. Hardcover (2002). Builds on Jon Stallworthy's earlier work. This is a tremendous work of research, insight, and comprehensive understanding by the foremost authority on Wilfred Owen.  Hardcover £25.
	Wilfred Owen: A New Biography by Dominic Hibberd. Paperback.(2002). Builds on Jon Stallworthy's earlier work. This is a tremendous work of research, insight, and comprehensive understanding by the foremost authority on Wilfred Owen.   Paperback, £12-99.

David Roberts, Editor, The War Poetry Website.