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    A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (WWI Centenary Series)
    A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (WWI Centenary Series)
    A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (WWI Centenary Series)
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    A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (WWI Centenary Series)

    By G. H. Clarke

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    "The present Anthology contains a number of representative poems produced by English-speaking men and women. The editorial policy has been humanly hospitable, rather than academically critical, especially in the case of some of the verses written by soldiers at the Front, which, however slight in certain instances their technical merit may be, are yet psychologically interesting as sincere transcripts of personal experience, and will, it is thought, for that very reason, peculiarly attract and interest the reader. It goes without saying that there are several poems in this group which conspicuously succeed also as works of art. For the rest, the attempt has been made, within such limitations as have been experienced, to present pretty freely the best of what has been found available in contemporary British and American war verse."

    This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLast Post Press
    Release dateMar 10, 2016
    ISBN9781473368361
    A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (WWI Centenary Series)

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      A TREASURY OF WAR POETRY

      British And American Poems Of The World War 1914-1917

      Edited, With Introduction And Notes,

      By

      GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE

      Copyright © 2016 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be

      reproduced or copied in any way without

      the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Contents

      Introduction To The World War One Centenary Series

      A Timeline Of The Major Events Of World War One In Europe

      Memoirs, Diaries And Poems Of World War One

      Occasional Notes, Indexes, Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      The Choice

      Liberty Enlightening The World

      To The United States Of America

      Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight

      The William P. Frye

      England And America

      To America

      A Chant Of Love For England

      At St. Paul’s

      Jimmy Doane

      Princeton, May, 1917

      The Vigil

      For All We Have And Are

      England To Free Men

      Pro Patria

      Lines Written In Surrey, 1917

      France

      The Name Of France

      Vive La France!

      The Soul Of Jeanne D’arc

      O Glorious France

      To France

      Place De La Concorde

      To France

      Qui Vive?

      To The Belgians

      Belgium

      To Belgium

      To Belgium In Exile

      The Wife Of Flanders

      Russia—America

      To Russia New And Free

      Italy In Arms

      On The Italian Front, Mcmxvi

      Australia To England

      Canada To England

      Langemarck At Ypres

      Canadians

      The Kaiser And Belgium

      The Battle Of Liège

      Men Of Verdun

      Verdun

      Guns Of Verdun

      The Spires Of Oxford

      Oxford In War-Time

      Oxford Revisited In War-Time

      Sonnets Written In The Fall Of 1914

      The War Films

      The Searchlights

      Christmas: 1915

      Men Who March Away

      We Willed It Not

      The Death Of Peace

      In War-Time

      The Anvil

      The Fool Rings His Bells

      The Road To Dieppe

      To Fellow Travellers In Greece

      When There Is Peace

      A Prayer In Time Of War

      Then And Now

      The Kaiser And God

      The Superman

      Three Hills

      The Return

      The Mobilization In Brittany

      The Toy Band

      (A Song Of The Great Retreat)

      Thomas Of The Light Heart

      In The Trenches

      The Guards Came Through

      The Passengers Of A Retarded Submersible

      Edith Cavell

      The Hell-Gate Of Soissons

      The Virgin Of Albert

      Retreat

      A Letter From The Front

      Rheims Cathedral—1914

      I Have A Rendezvous With Death….

      The Soldier

      Expectans Expectavi

      The Volunteer

      Into Battle

      The Cricketers Of Flanders

      All The Hills And Vales Along

      No Man’s Land

      Champagne, 1914-15

      Headquarters

      Home Thoughts From Laventie

      A Petition

      Fulfilment

      The Day’s March

      The Sign

      The Trenches

      Sonnets

      The Messines Road

      The Challenge Of The Guns

      The Beach Road By The Wood

      German Prisoners

      —But A Short Time To Live

      Before Action

      Courage

      Optimism

      The Battlefield

      On Les Aura!

      Soldat Jacques Bonhomme Loquitur:

      To An Old Lady Seen At A Guesthouse For Soldiers

      The Casualty Clearing Station

      Hills Of Home

      The Red Cross Spirit Speaks

      Chaplain To The Forces

      Song Of The Red Cross

      The Healers

      The Red Cross Nurses

      Kilmeny

      The Mine-Sweepers

      Mare Liberum

      The Dawn Patrol

      Destroyers Off Jutland

      British Merchant Service

      To A Soldier In Hospital

      Between The Lines

      The White Comrade

      Fleurette

      Not To Keep

      The Dead

      The Island Of Skyros

      For The Fallen

      Two Sonnets

      How Sleep The Brave

      The Debt

      Requiescant

      To Our Fallen

      The Old Soldier

      Lord Kitchener

      Kitchener

      The Fallen Subaltern

      The Debt Unpayable

      The Messages

      A Cross In Flanders

      Resurrection

      To A Hero

      Rupert Brooke

      The Players

      A Song

      Harvest Moon

      Harvest Moon: 1916

      My Son

      To The Others

      The Journey

      A Mother’s Dedication

      To A Mother

      Spring In War-Time

      Occasional Notes

      Index Of First Lines

      Introduction to the World War One Centenary Series

      The First World War was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than nine million combatants were killed, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication – and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. The war drew in all the world’s great economic powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. These alliances were both reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel were mobilised.

      The war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav nationalist, Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, June 28th 1914. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia, and international alliances were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. By the end of the war, four major imperial powers; the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires—ceased to exist. The map of Europe was redrawn, with several independent nations restored or created. On peace, the League of Nations formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such an appalling conflict, encouraging cooperation and communication between the newly autonomous nation states. This laudatory pursuit failed spectacularly with the advent of the Second World War however, with new European nationalism and the rise of fascism paving the way for the next global crisis.

      This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world’s bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history.

      Amelia Carruthers

      A Timeline of the Major Events of World War One in Europe

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