War Poems

by John Hollander

Poets of all times, places and sensibilities have been moved to write about war. They have commemorated the Battles of Thermopylae, Agincourt and Shilph, and London in an air raid. They have announced the Charge of the Light Brigade; witnessed Break of Day in the Trenches; handed down through oral tradition, the Blackfoot Indian Song for a Fallen Warrior; sent a Newsreel from Vietnam. From Horace and Virgl to Steveie Smith, from the anonymous bards of ancient China to Adam Mickiewicz and Primo Levi, these poets have encompassed the entire spectrum of feeling - pride, compassion, courage anger fear excitement, anguish, even laughter. Here. in this anthology, are more than one hundred of their most memorable poems.

Genres: Poetry, War, Anthologies, Fiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 24, 1999

Reviews

[Mimi Wolske · Rating 4 out of 5]

an amazing collection of poems about war to the "general observations about war" arranged from the wars of ancient times to WWII and after by poets to those fighting in the wars.

found many recognizable poems and some new ones by poets unknown to me.

a great little book of "pocket poets".

what i like about poetry books is that the reader is never required to just sit and read all of the poems...i didn't. i took breaks for days before deciding to read "just one more".

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

[Mihdi Paiman · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book is really interesting although the poems in this book is not really given and isn't understanding.

[William Shep · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful selection of war related poems written (and translated) down through the ages. This includes such classics as The Charge of the Light Brigade and In Flanders Field.