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Nov 2, 2015 · The Best War Poems Everyone Should Read – Interesting Literature. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) There are many great war poems out there and there have been a great number of popular war poets. Putting together a universal list of the best war poetry raises all sorts of questions.
The Poetry of War shows how poets have shaped and questioned our basic ideas about warfare. Reading great poetry, Winn argues, can help us make informed political judgments about current wars.
These haunting verses witness the devastating impact of armed conflict on humanity. War poems capture the horrors of battle and loss of life.
Dec 8, 2020 · 128 pages : 22 cm. Includes index. The choice of poems -- 1914-1918, the First World War: The outbreak of war -- Preparing for war -- The war front -- The home front -- The aftermath -- 1939-1945, the Second World War: The blackout, the blitz and evacuation -- Training -- Warfare -- At home -- Victims of war -- 1945-1989, Hiroshima ...
Poems and prose about conflict, armed conflict, and poetry's role in shaping perceptions and outcomes of war.
World War I: Poetry by Year. Roughly 10 million soldiers lost their lives in World War I, along with seven million civilians. The horror of the war and its aftermath altered the world for decades, and poets responded to the brutalities and losses in new ways.
Jan 30, 2019 · The poetry of war. by. Winn, James Anderson, 1947-. Publication date. 2008. Topics. War poetry -- History and criticism. Publisher. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press.
