First World War Poems from the Front

· Imperial War Museum
Ebook
176
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

From the worst horrors of modern trench warfare a small handful of soldiers and nurses created a body of poetry that is so vivid and intense that one hundred years later it has engraved itself on our national consciousness. This anthology focuses on those poets who were on the front line, from the famous Sassoon, Owens and Graves, to nurses like Vera Brittain. The poems are accompanied by a brief and accessible introduction, which sets the context for a reader new to the poems, as well as short biographical profiles of the poets.

About the author

Professor Paul O'Prey is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roehampton in London, where he is also Professor of Modern Literature. He is a former president of the War Poets Association, a member of the council of the IWM Friends, and author of a number of books including 'Robert Graves' Selected Poems' (Penguin, 1986), completed after a long period working with the poet.

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.