Poetry of the First World War

by Marcus Clapham (Editor)

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton Sorley, or the bitter denunciations of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, the war produced an astonishing outpouring of powerful poetry.

Edited by author and editor Marcus Clapham, the major poets are all represented in this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library anthology, Poetry of the First World War, alongside many others whose voices are less well known, and their verse is accompanied by contemporary motifs.

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Genres: Poetry

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Frank Meier · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dated collection

A somewhat dated collection, initially published not long after the war. Genteel anger and pain still, the "approved" poets, some of whom ARE still excellent. It would be nice of Amazon to show a date of first publication.

[Evison · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was beautiful to read the words of valiant men who spoke out against the Great War, exposing the banality of senseless violence inflicted upon one another. Siegfried Sassoon, W. B. Yeats, Vincent Morris, and F. S. Flint moved me most.

[Lorna]

Not rating due to the context. But I'm pleased I read it, heart breaking and insightful.