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This anthology reflects the diversity of voices it contains: the poems are arranged thematically and the themes reflect the different experiences of war not just for the soldiers but for those left behind. This is what makes this volume more accessible and satisfying than others. In addition to the established canon there are poems rarely anthologised and a selection of soldiers' songs to reflect the voices of the soldiers themselves.
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George Walter is Lecturer in English at Sussex University. His research interests are 20th-century literature; madness and creativity; constructions of Englishness; the cultural impact of the First World War. He has edited editions of the poet Ivor Gurney's work for Everyman and Fyfield Books.
Dr George Walter is Lecturer in English at Sussex University. His research interests are 20th-century literature; madness and creativity; constructions of Englishness; the cultural impact of the First World War. He has edited editions of Ivor Gurney's work for Everyman and Fyfield Books. He lives in Lewes, Sussex.
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On the idle hill of summer, Sleepy with the flow of streams, Far I hear the steady drummer Drumming like a noise in dreams. Read the first page
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Mr Watson above gives my book five stars - yes, I'm the editor - for which I'm grateful, but says that it's 'flawed' because it has no 'index for titles' and no 'contents page grouping the poets' work together'.
For the record, I'd just like to mention that the index in the book lists both titles and first lines - click on Index in the Look Inside function above to see it - and the alphabetical Biographies section does in fact list all the poems included for each individual poet; anyone searching for a particular poet's work can then cross reference by title using the index.
I know it's a bit cheeky to give my own book five stars, but I really did try to make it as reader-friendly as possible...
For the record, I'd just like to mention that the index in the book lists both titles and first lines - click on Index in the Look Inside function above to see it - and the alphabetical Biographies section does in fact list all the poems included for each individual poet; anyone searching for a particular poet's work can then cross reference by title using the index.
I know it's a bit cheeky to give my own book five stars, but I really did try to make it as reader-friendly as possible...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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World war 1 poetry is some of the most powerful and poignant in the history of literature, and in this book you will find some of the greatest pieces of poetry. including the great war poets such as: Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Rudyard Kipling, and others... As i mentioned previously the poetry is brilliant and this cannot be stressed enough (of course there are some poems which aren't so great). But the flaw lies in the fact that there is no contents page grouping the poets' work together. Or an index for titles (an index for opening lines instead). But apart from this the book is pretty damn good the extra tiddly bits of information are a welcome feature; including info on the poets lives. Anyway the poetry in the book is great and the extra bits of info override the flaw of their being no poets' index.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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With a vast army of well-educated men on the Western Front experiencing one of the nastiest wars of all time, it is hardly surprising that a positive glut of poetry resulted. How to choose which ones to include in a single volume?
George Walter does better than any of his predecessors in striking a balance between the ones we all know (and naturally expect to be in such an anthology, especially if schools are to use it as a text-book, as penguin clearly intended), and lesser known-works from lesser-known poets.
The poems are organised thematically, which makes perfect sense, and there are biographical notes on each poet. There is a glossary of places and technical matters and an index of titles and first lines. All that is missing is an index of authors - finding the works of a particular poet, if one doesn't know title or first line, becomes tiresome.
Walter starts with a masterful essay on the poem in WW1, and in passing laments the teaching of the cliched half-truths that everyone thinks they know about the Great War, and the way that poetry is used in this deceit as historical evidence, rather than being appreciated as an art-form in itself.
Anyone wanting a single volume to get them started on the study of WW1 poetry, or who just requires a single volume with all the classics for teaching purposes, could not do better than to furnish themselves with this book.
George Walter does better than any of his predecessors in striking a balance between the ones we all know (and naturally expect to be in such an anthology, especially if schools are to use it as a text-book, as penguin clearly intended), and lesser known-works from lesser-known poets.
The poems are organised thematically, which makes perfect sense, and there are biographical notes on each poet. There is a glossary of places and technical matters and an index of titles and first lines. All that is missing is an index of authors - finding the works of a particular poet, if one doesn't know title or first line, becomes tiresome.
Walter starts with a masterful essay on the poem in WW1, and in passing laments the teaching of the cliched half-truths that everyone thinks they know about the Great War, and the way that poetry is used in this deceit as historical evidence, rather than being appreciated as an art-form in itself.
Anyone wanting a single volume to get them started on the study of WW1 poetry, or who just requires a single volume with all the classics for teaching purposes, could not do better than to furnish themselves with this book.
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Sack the "compositor"
What a disappointment. The appreciation of the verse is marred by the infuriating inclusion of line numbers every tenth line which shunts the text over to the right. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Timothy William Howells
Broken layout on Kindle version
The Kindle version is sadly spoiled by the line numbers, which always appear indented on the following line. Read more
Published 4 months ago by I. Underwood
awesome!
I found this book by George Walter to be funny, sad, enlightening, and above all deeply moving. The collection of poetry had been well researched and laid out in such a way as to... Read more
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Penguin Book of First World War Poetry
I bought this book because it was needed for an online course that I am studying. I had a library copy but decided to buy my own as I thought I would use it again. Read more
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