First World War Poems from the Front
By Paul O'Prey.
Description
From “How to Die,” by Siegfried Sassoon Dark clouds are smouldering into red While down the craters morning burns. The dying soldier shifts his head To watch the glory that returns; He lifts his fingers toward the skies Where holy brightness breaks in flame; Radiance reflected in his eyes, And on his lips a whispered name. The poems in this anthology―all written by poets who served on the front line―draw readers into the horrors of life in the trenches, documenting events as they unfolded in excruciating detail and creating a body of work so vivid that it continues ...
ISBN(s)
1904897886, 9781904897880
