"the impression of World War I poetry. This selection tends to emphasise the horror of war, suffering, tragedy and anger against those that wage war. In the early weeks of the war, British poets responded with an outpouring of literary production. Rudyard Kipling's ""For all we have and are"" was syndicated extensively by newspapers in English speaking countries. Robert Bridges contributed a poem ""Wake Up, England!"" at the outbreak of war that he later wished suppressed., John Masefield, who later succeeded Bridges as poet laureate, wrote ""August, 1914"", a poem that was admired widely. Wilfred Owen was killed in battle;"
"in transit"", was published in 1945, and his ""Letters from India"" in 1946. Several collections of his poems, letters and stories have been published subsequently. Alun Lewis (poet) Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language poets of the Second World War Alun Lewis, was born on 1 July 1915 at Cwmaman, near Aberdare in Cynon Valley in the South Wales Coalfield. His father and mother were school teachers at llanwern; and he had a younger sister, Mair and two brothers. By the time he won a scholarship"
"Alun Lewis (poet) Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language poets of the Second World War Alun Lewis, was born on 1 July 1915 at Cwmaman, near Aberdare in Cynon Valley in the South Wales Coalfield. His father and mother were school teachers at llanwern; and he had a younger sister, Mair and two brothers. By the time he won a scholarship to attend Cowbridge Grammar School, he was already interested in writing. He went on to study at Aberystwyth University and the University of Manchester. Although"
"ashore to the Netherlands, where he was interned. Most of his poems were written in a long period of recovery from his injuries, which left him totally disabled. He lived on a disability pension for the rest of his life. Branford stopped writing poetry in 1923, disillusioned with the prospects for future peace. He remarried in 1937, his second wife was his cousin Margaret Branford, the playwright daughter of John Branford. Frederick Victor Branford Frederick Victor Branford (1892–1941) was a British poet, known for verse of World War I and the years after. Born Frederick Victor Rubens Branford Powell, the"
"there during World War II. His collection ""V-Letter and Other Poems"", written while Shapiro was stationed in New Guinea, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945, while Shapiro was still in the military. Shapiro was American Poet Laureate in 1946 and 1947. (At the time this title was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress which was changed by Congress in 1985 to Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.) Poems from his earlier books display a mastery of formal verse with a modern sensibility that viewed such topics as automobiles, house flies, and"
"the Hawthornden Prize for ""The Cruel Solstice"" and ""The Iron Laurel"". He has been described as one of the outstanding poets of the Second World War. Sidney Keyes Sidney Arthur Kilworth Keyes (27 May 1922 – 29 April 1943, Tunisia) was an English poet of World War II. Keyes was born May 27, 1922. His mother died shortly afterwards and he was raised by his paternal grandparents. Keyes started writing poetry when still very young, with Wordsworth, Rilke and Jung among his main influences. He attended Dartford Grammar School and then boarded at Tonbridge School (Hillside, 1935-1940) during his secondary"
"Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was an English poet noted for his war poetry during the Second World War and his wry memoir of the Western Desert campaign, ""Alamein to Zem Zem"". He was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy. Douglas described his poetic style as ""extrospective""; that is, he focused on external impressions rather than inner emotions. The result is a poetry which, according to his detractors, can be callous in the midst of war's atrocities. For others, Douglas's work is powerful and unsettling because its exact descriptions eschew egotism"
"Kenneth Slessor Kenneth Adolphe Slessor (27 March 190130 June 1971) was an Australian poet, journalist and official war correspondent in World War II. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him. Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe Schloesser in Orange, New South Wales. As a boy, he lived in England for a time with his parents and in Australia visited the mines of rural New South Wales with his father, a Jewish mining engineer whose father and grandfather had been distinguished"
"Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his ""Soldier's Declaration"" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a military"
"John Allan Wyeth (poet) John Allan Wyeth (October 24, 1894 – May 11, 1981) was an American World War I veteran, war poet, and painter. John Allan Wyeth was born on October 24, 1894 in New York City. His father, also named John Allan Wyeth, was a Confederate veteran and New York City surgeon. His mother, Florence Nightingale Sims, was the daughter of surgeon J. Marion Sims. He had a brother, Marion Sims Wyeth, who designed many mansions in Florida. Wyeth was educated at the Lawrenceville School, a boarding school in New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1915."
"died in Orange, New Jersey. Ethel Lynn Beers Ethel Lynn Beers (born Ethelinda Eliot; January 13, 1827 – October 11, 1879) was an American poet best known for her patriotic and sentimental Civil War poem ""All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight"". Ethelinda Eliot was born in Goshen, New York on January 13, 1827. She was a descendant of Puritan missionary John Eliot. When she began writing and publishing, she signed her name as ""Ethel Lynn"" because she thought her last name was too ""tame and commonplace"". At age 19, she married William H. Beers and appended her married name to"
"Edmund Blunden Edmund Charles Blunden, CBE, MC (1 November 1896 – 20 January 1974) was an English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times. Born in London, Blunden was the eldest of the nine children of Charles Edmund"
"how the competitor responded to one or more of them. The competition will be repeated annually for at least 5 years. Timothy Corsellis Timothy Corsellis (1921–1941) was an English poet of World War II. Timothy John Manley Corsellis was born on 27 January 1921 in Eltham, London, the third of the four children of Helen (née Bendall) and Douglas Corsellis. His father had lost a fore-arm at Gallipoli, but went on to become a prosperous barrister and learnt to fly his own light aircraft. Timothy went to St. Clare preparatory school in Walmer, Kent, where John Magee, the author of"
"Dennis Wilson (poet) Dennis B. Wilson (born June 1921) is a British poet known mainly for his writings as a soldier in World War II. Poems he wrote during the 1944 Normandy landings were published for the first time in 2012 by Kultura Press with the assistance of Tim Crook, a researcher at Goldsmiths College who was working on a biography of his father, the writer and spy Alexander Wilson. His mother was Alexander Wilson's first wife, Gladys. He had two siblings, and has four half-siblings through his father's bigamous further three marriages. In 2018 he was depicted by the"
"first poet of the war"". World War II saw the emergence of a new generation of poets, many of whom were influenced by Wallace Stevens and Richard Eberhart (1904–2005). Karl Shapiro (1913–2000), Randall Jarrell (1914–1965) and James Dickey (1923–1997) all wrote poetry that sprang from experience of active service. Together with Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), Theodor Seuss Geisel ('Dr. Seuss') (1904-1991), Theodore Roethke (1908–1963) and Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), they formed a generation of poets that in contrast to the preceding generation often wrote in traditional verse forms. After the war, a number of new poets and poetic movements emerged. John Berryman"
"ideas of Robert Bridges is evident. F. T. Prince died in Southampton in 2003. F. T. Prince Frank Templeton Prince (13 September 1912 – 7 August 2003) was a British poet and academic, known generally for his best-known poem ""Soldiers Bathing"", written during the Second World War in 1942, which has been frequently included in anthologies. He was born in Kimberley, South Africa. His father Henry (Harry) Prince (formerly Prinz) was from the East End of London, of Dutch-Jewish descent, while his mother was Scottish. He was educated at the Christian Brothers College in Kimberley, then Balliol College, Oxford. He"
"was changed by Congress in 1985 to Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.). Also, while serving in the U.S. Army, the American poet Randall Jarrell published his second book of poems, ""Little Friend, Little Friend"" (1945) based on his wartime experiences. The book includes one of Jarrell's best known war poems, ""The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner."" In his follow-up book, ""Losses"" (1948), he also focused on the war. The poet Robert Lowell stated publicly that he thought Jarrell had written ""the best poetry in English about the Second World War."" During World War II,"
"actor Patrick Kennedy, in the BBC drama about Alexander Wilson, Mrs Wilson. Dennis Wilson (poet) Dennis B. Wilson (born June 1921) is a British poet known mainly for his writings as a soldier in World War II. Poems he wrote during the 1944 Normandy landings were published for the first time in 2012 by Kultura Press with the assistance of Tim Crook, a researcher at Goldsmiths College who was working on a biography of his father, the writer and spy Alexander Wilson. His mother was Alexander Wilson's first wife, Gladys. He had two siblings, and has four half-siblings through his"
"T. S. Eliot. In November 1985, a slate memorial was unveiled in Poet's Corner commemorating sixteen poets of the Great War: Richard Aldington, Laurence Binyon, Edmund Blunden, Rupert Brooke, Wilfrid Gibson, Robert Graves, Julian Grenfell, Ivor Gurney, David Jones, Robert Nichols, Wilfred Owen, Herbert Read, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon, Charles Sorley and Edward Thomas. Some Irish World War I poets include: Tom Kettle, Francis Ledwidge, John O'Donnell, W. B. Yeats, and Katharine Tynan. Kettle's best known poem is a sonnet, ""To My Daughter Betty, the Gift of God"", written just days before his death. The last lines are an answer"
"War poet, Wilfred Owen. It reads: ""My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."" ""Noon"" ""Thanksgiving"" In 1919 the English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji wrote a ""Music to “The Rider by Night”"" (not extant in full). Robert Nichols (poet) Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (6 or 16 September 1893 – 17 December 1944) was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, and a playwright. The son of the poet John Bowyer Buchanan Nichols, Robert Nichols was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the Royal"
"and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Charles Sorley Captain Charles Hamilton Sorley (19 May 1895 – 13 October 1915) was a British Army officer and Scottish war poet who fought in the First World War, where he was killed in action during the Battle of Loos in October 1915. Born in Powis House Aberdeen, Scotland, he was the son of philosopher and University Professor William Ritchie Sorley. He was educated at King's College School, Cambridge, and then like Siegfried Sassoon, at Marlborough College (1908–13). At Marlborough College Sorley's favourite pursuit was cross-country running in the rain, a theme evident"
"F. T. Prince Frank Templeton Prince (13 September 1912 – 7 August 2003) was a British poet and academic, known generally for his best-known poem ""Soldiers Bathing"", written during the Second World War in 1942, which has been frequently included in anthologies. He was born in Kimberley, South Africa. His father Henry (Harry) Prince (formerly Prinz) was from the East End of London, of Dutch-Jewish descent, while his mother was Scottish. He was educated at the Christian Brothers College in Kimberley, then Balliol College, Oxford. He had a visiting position at Princeton University. In World War II he was involved"
"the psychiatrist responsible for Sassoon's treatment. Rivers became a kind of surrogate father to the troubled young man, and his sudden death in 1922 was a major blow to Sassoon. Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for"
"Mikhail Isakovsky Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovsky () (Glotovka, Smolensk Governorate, - Moscow, 20 July 1973) was a Russian poet, a laureate of two USSR State Prizes (1943, 1949), a Hero of Socialist Labor (1970). A member of CPSU since 1918. A communist from an early age, he wrote many poems and songs in praise of the regime; but his most famous song is doubtless the rather apolitical Katyusha. Mikhail Isakovsky was born in village Glotovka, Yelnya Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, in a poor peasant family of Russian ethnicity. A local priest taught him to read and write. Later he had been studying"
"the status of what former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, has called an almost 'sacred national text' in Britain. The 'war poetry' of the Second World War is different in character. While a relatively small number of poets serving in the armed forces, such as Keith Douglas and Alun Lewis, wrote consciously in the tradition of Owen, Rosenberg and others, most poets writing between 1939-1945 were touched by the conflict, both men and women, and whether they were civilians or in military service. The War Poets Association is interested in all poetry of conflict written during the twentieth century. War Poets"
"Herbert Asquith (poet) Herbert Dixon Asquith (11 March 1881 – 5 August 1947) was an English poet, novelist, and lawyer. Nicknamed ""Beb"" by his family, he was the second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and Mary Constance Wyndham, was also a writer. Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include ""The Volunteer"" and"
"Cantwell in Hemingway's Across the River and Into the Trees. Charles T. Lanham Major General Charles Trueman Lanham (September 14, 1902 – July 20, 1978) known as ""Buck"" was an author, poet, and professional soldier, winning 14 decorations in his career. After retiring from the military, he was active in corporate business. He is the model for one of Ernest Hemingway's heroes, and in life was a close friend of the author. Lanham was born in Washington D. C.. He graduated from West Point in 1924. He was a short story writer and published poet (writing sonnets for several magazines)"
"music was published in 1965. Vanshenkin was a recipient of prestigious state awards, including the USSR State Prize (1985) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2001). His wife (1928–1991) was a notable lyricist in her own right. The spouses are buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery. Konstantin Vanshenkin Konstantin Yakovlevich Vanshenkin (; 17 December 1925 – 15 December 2012; born Konstantin Weinschenker) was a Soviet poet and lyricist from Moscow. During the Second World War Vanshenkin served in the Soviet Army at the Airborne Troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front and the 3rd Ukrainian Front. He was enlisted in"
"under the title: ""L’honneur des poètes"". Among the prizes and orders he received, he was made a commander of the Légion d'honneur and in 1976 Laureate Of The International Botev Prize. He was doctor ""honoris causa"" of Saint Andrews University, Scotland. He is buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery. An exhibition on his life and work took place in the Musée du Montparnasse in Paris in 2011. A detailed catalogue was then published. Poetry Prose Pierre Seghers Pierre Seghers (5 January 1906 in Paris – 4 November 1987 in Créteil) was a French poet and editor. During the Second World War"
"P. H. B. Lyon Percy Hugh Beverley Lyon MC (1893–1986) was a 20th-century British poet and educator, a winner of the Newdigate Prize and headmaster of Rugby School from 1931 to 1948. Lyon studied at Oriel College, Oxford, publishing a number of lyrics in ""Oxford Poetry"" between 1910 and 1914. He interrupted his studies during the First World War, serving as a lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry and earning the Military Cross. Taken prisoner, he was in Graudenz at the end of hostilities. Upon returning to Oxford after the war, Lyon won the Newdigate Prize in 1919 with his"
"was a highly prolific author who is now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. Keith Douglas (1920–1944) was noted for his war poetry during World War II and his wry memoir of the Western Desert Campaign, ""Alamein to Zem Zem"". He was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy. Alun Lewis (1915–1944), born in South Wales, was one of the best-known English-language poets of the war The Second World War has remained a theme in British literature. Though some have seen modernism ending by around 1939, with regard to English literature, ""When (if) modernism petered"
"Ethel Lynn Beers Ethel Lynn Beers (born Ethelinda Eliot; January 13, 1827 – October 11, 1879) was an American poet best known for her patriotic and sentimental Civil War poem ""All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight"". Ethelinda Eliot was born in Goshen, New York on January 13, 1827. She was a descendant of Puritan missionary John Eliot. When she began writing and publishing, she signed her name as ""Ethel Lynn"" because she thought her last name was too ""tame and commonplace"". At age 19, she married William H. Beers and appended her married name to her poems. Her most famous"
"Walter Lyon (poet) Walter Scott Stuart Lyon (North Berwick) (1October 18868May 1915) was a war poet during the First World War. Son of Walter F. K. and Isabella R. Lyon, of Tantallon Lodge, North Berwick, Scotland, he was one of five brothers, three of whom were killed in the war and one of whom died while a student at Haileybury. Walter went to Balliol College, Oxford and began a career as a Scottish Advocate. He volunteered for the 9th Battalion Royal Scots before the First World War and was sent to Belgium in February 1915, to the trenches near Glencose"