Poetry & Songs of WW1
Although the First World War stimulated great works in every media, the western world embraced war poetry more than any other art-form, canonising the names of Owen, Sassoon and Graves and making the soldiers' verse synonymous with the conflict.
About: Robert Graves
A biography of Robert Graves.
A biography of Robert Graves.
About: Rupert Brooke
A biography of Rupert Brooke by your Guide.
A biography of Rupert Brooke by your Guide.
About: Wilfred Owen
A biography of Wilfred Owen, famed for his poetry written during World War One.
A biography of Wilfred Owen, famed for his poetry written during World War One.
A Treasury of War Poetry
Accompanied by an interesting, and quite thought-provoking, introduction by George Herbert Clarke, this large collection of British and American poems is divided by key themes, including different countries, Verdun, the Wounded and Reflections. If you just want to browse, this is an excellent place to start.
Accompanied by an interesting, and quite thought-provoking, introduction by George Herbert Clarke, this large collection of British and American poems is divided by key themes, including different countries, Verdun, the Wounded and Reflections. If you just want to browse, this is an excellent place to start.
Biographies
Entitled 'Lives of war poets of the First World War', this page contains twenty-five short biographies of Great War poets, including the often-overlooked female writers.
Entitled 'Lives of war poets of the First World War', this page contains twenty-five short biographies of Great War poets, including the often-overlooked female writers.
Introduction to First World War Poetry
Providing a perfect overview of the main British Great War poets, this site is far more enriching than a simple essay, as the well-written introduction is accompanied by short biographies of, and annotated poems from, key writers. Readers may also be interested in the discussion of war poetry as historical fact.
Providing a perfect overview of the main British Great War poets, this site is far more enriching than a simple essay, as the well-written introduction is accompanied by short biographies of, and annotated poems from, key writers. Readers may also be interested in the discussion of war poetry as historical fact.
Poets From Across The Trenches
This site has problems: it's chronically over-designed and its biographies are often little more than a sentence. Nevertheless, this is also one of the few sites to include poets from all the belligerent countries, listing - albeit brief - details on Russian and Bulgarian writers alongside the frequently found British authors.
This site has problems: it's chronically over-designed and its biographies are often little more than a sentence. Nevertheless, this is also one of the few sites to include poets from all the belligerent countries, listing - albeit brief - details on Russian and Bulgarian writers alongside the frequently found British authors.
Prose and Poetry of the First World War
This smoothly designed page indexes a large range of 'profiles', solid biographical pieces usually backed up by examples and a photograph. There are also several articles, including 'The Making of 'In Flanders Fields'' and 'Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life'.
This smoothly designed page indexes a large range of 'profiles', solid biographical pieces usually backed up by examples and a photograph. There are also several articles, including 'The Making of 'In Flanders Fields'' and 'Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life'.