Reviews for Great poets of World War I

The average rating for Great poets of World War I based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-09-19 00:00:00 Peter Forster Excellent anthology which devotes separate chapters to the major war poets, including Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Robert Graves, Edmund Blunden, and others. I've been fascinated by the "war poets" since living in Cambridge and visiting Rupert Brooke's home village nearby, but this volume goes far beyond the early (mostly idealistic) poetry of Brooke and similar writers. The descent into disillusionment and horror is amply demonstrated by the later poets and artists. The many photographs and illustrations do a splendid job of setting off the individual accounts. This book really deepened my understanding of the war and effect it had on individual lives.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-14 00:00:00 Mario Ramirez Interesting introduction to a dozen World War I poets, most of whom, not surprisingly, did not survive the war. A page or two of biographical information, critiques of some of their works, several poems from each poet, and photographs.