War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

War Poems of Siegfried SassoonWar Poems of Siegfried Sassoon by Siegfried Sassoon
ISBN: 0486437159
Published by Dover Publications on September 10th 2004
Pages: 128

Len's Summary: An original Dover compilation of Sassoon's poetry published in the UK beginning in 1918.

Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry

Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War PoetryVoices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry by Vivien Noakes
ISBN: 0750945214
Published by The History Press on October 1st 2006
Pages: 480

Len's Summary: This anthology avoids the established canon of Great War poetry and draws instead on diverse sources such as trench newspapers, hospital gazettes, gift books, postcards and privately-published works of single poets.

In Parenthesis

In ParenthesisIn Parenthesis by David Jones
ISBN: 9781590170366
Published by New York Review of Books on 1937
Pages: 224

Len's Summary: A picture of the interminable waiting and unforeseen death on the Western Front by an infantryman.

First World War Poems from the Front

First World War Poems from the FrontFirst World War Poems from the Front by Paul O'Prey
ISBN: 9781904897880
Published by Imperial War Museum on June 1st 2014
Genres: Poetry, Literary
Pages: 144

Len's Summary: An anthology with brief biographical sketches.

The Enormous Room

The Enormous RoomThe Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings
ISBN: 9780486421209
Published by Dover Publications on August 26th 2002
Genres: Fiction, Classics, War & Military, Poetry
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: An autobiographical account of Cummings’ arrest and imprisonment for alleged treason in France during WWI. Cummings served as an American volunteer driver in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps. First published in 1922.

The Great War Reader

The Great War ReaderThe Great War Reader by James Hannah
ISBN: 9780890969441
Published by Texas A&M University Press on 2000
Pages: 504

Len's Summary: An ambitious and entertaining anthology of prose and poetry, fact and fiction about WWI. To order call (800) 826-8911, or e-mail WJL@tampress.tamu.edu.

Anthem for Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First World War

Anthem for Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First World WarAnthem for Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First World War by Jon Stallworthy
ISBN: 1841196355
Published by Constable on December 31st 2002
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Literary, Literary Criticism, Poetry
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: Scrutinizes the lives of a dozen Great War poets.

The Winter of the World: The Poems of the First World War

The Winter of the World: The Poems of the First World WarThe Winter of the World: The Poems of the First World War by Dominic Hibberd, John Onions
ISBN: 1845295153
Published by Constable on March 28th 2008
Pages: 362

Len's Summary: An extensive anthology of over 200 poems from both well known and obscure poets of the era.

Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War

Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great WarStrange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War by Harry Ricketts
ISBN: 9781845951801
Published by Chatto & Windrus on 2010
Pages: 278

Len's Summary: Collective biography told in vignettes.

The Red Sweet Wine of Youth: The Brave and Brief Lives of the War Poets

The Red Sweet Wine of Youth: The Brave and Brief Lives of the War PoetsThe Red Sweet Wine of Youth: The Brave and Brief Lives of the War Poets by Nicholas Murray
ISBN: 9781408700044
on February 1st 2011
Genres: Fiction, War & Military, Poetry, European
Pages: 343

Len's Summary: Drawing on journals, letters and literary archives, the author offers insight into the lives and motivations of major war poets.

Poems of World War One, 1914-1919

Poems of World War One, 1914-1919Poems of World War One, 1914-1919 by Steven Leslie Hill
ISBN: 9781908336101
Published by Tommies Guides on September 1st 2011
Pages: 56

Len's Summary: Twenty five brief verses with illustrations.

Edward Thomas: Prose Writings: A Selected Edition, Volume 1: Autobiographies

Edward Thomas: Prose Writings: A Selected Edition, Volume 1: AutobiographiesEdward Thomas: Prose Writings: A Selected Edition, Volume 1: Autobiographies by Guy Cuthbertson
ISBN: 9780199586950
on March 31st 2011
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Literary, Literary Criticism, Poetry, General
Pages: 400

Len's Summary: Best remembered for his poetry which was published posthumously, Thomas (killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917) was appreciated by contemporaries for his prose.

Tommy Rot: WWI Poetry They Didn’t Let You Read

Tommy Rot: WWI Poetry They Didn’t Let You ReadTommy Rot: WWI Poetry They Didn’t Let You Read by John Sadler, Rosie Serdiville
ISBN: 075249208X
Published by History Press on December 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Poetry, European, Illustrated
Pages: 160

Len's Summary: A collection of humorous and anti-jingoist verse illustrated with previously unpublished war art accompanied by a brief description of each author and his campaign.

Poetry of the First World war: An Anthology

Poetry of the First World war: An AnthologyPoetry of the First World war: An Anthology by Tim Kendall
ISBN: 9780198703204
Published by Oxford University Press on July 15th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Poetry, Anthologies (multiple authors)
Pages: 312

Gabriele d’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Gabriele d’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of WarGabriele d’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
ISBN: 9780307276551
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 6th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Literary, History, Modern, 20th Century, Poetry, European, Italian
Pages: 608

Len's Summary: Italian irredentist, protofacist, poet and WWI pilot, d’Annunzio led a short-lived 1919 filibustering expedition against Fiume, which had been awarded to Yugoslavia under the Versailles Treaty.

The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised Edition

The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised EditionThe Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised Edition by Jon Silkin, Various
ISBN: 0141180099
Published by Penguin Classics on May 1st 1997
Genres: World War I, Personal Accounts, Youth-accessible, Poetry
Pages: 320

Len's Summary: An extensive anthology containing the works of numerous poets of most combatant nations.

The Cambridge Companion to Poetry of the First World War

The Cambridge Companion to Poetry of the First World WarThe Cambridge Companion to the Poetry of the First World War by Santanu Das
ISBN: 1107692954
Published by Cambridge University Press on December 6th 2013
Pages: 336

Len's Summary: Leading scholars reexamine WWI poetry in English.

Poems of the Great War: An Anthology, 1914-1918

Poems of the Great War: An Anthology, 1914-1918Poems of the Great War: An Anthology, 1914-1918 by Christopher Navratil
ISBN: 0762450886
Published by Running Press on March 25th 2014
Genres: Poetry, Literary Collections
Pages: 240

Len's Summary: Nearly 50 poems from the best-known poets of the era.