First World War poems
By: edited by Andrew Motion.
Contributors: Motion, Andrew, 1952-
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry.; War poetry, English.; English poetry -- 20th century.
Genres: Poetry.
Description: "In this moving anthology, the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion guides us through the horror and the pity of the Great War, from the trenches of the Western Front to reflections from our own age. With generous selection of our best-loved war poets, First World War Poems also returns lesser-known pieces to the light, and extends the selection right through to the present day - so that poems produced by the war give way historically to poems about the war..." [Back cover].
Notes: Includes indexes.