Every year I share some of the poetry from the first world war, written by young men and women who have experienced the horror and the loss that impacts that generation the most. I recorded some of those poems in 2021 and here they are if you would like to listen.
Rupert Brooke – The Soldier
You can read the post: In Remembrance – The War Poets – Rupert Brooke – The Soldier
Vera Brittain – The Superflouous Woman
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Edmund Blunden – At Sawnlees Once – and Can You Remember?
You can read the post: In Remembrance – The War Poets – In Sawnlees Once and Can You Remember Edmund Blunden
Siegfried Sassoon – The Work Party
You can read the post: In Remembrance – The War Poets – Siegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE, MC – The Work Party