Penguin Classics The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry, (Paperback)

from nigeyb

Some very interesting information in the introduction that I hadn't realised. It's all quite obvious in retrospect but it was still a series of lightbulb moments for me so I'll make reference to it. The reason why there were hundreds of thousands of poems written and published during World War On...

from Schmerguls

5300. The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry, Edited by George Walter (read 7 Aug 2015) When I was lent this book I had no intention of reading it page by page, since I seldom do so with a book of poems. But I started and found the Introduction so suggestive of the contents being carefully se...

from Xleptodactylous

It is difficult for me to know what I should be reviewing here: the poetry within or the entire collection? I would give the poetry five stars, for it is an absolutely fantastic collection of poetry that can never be stopped in telling the gruesome truth of War and All. It also features poetry by...