Poems from the Great War--17 Poems donated by notable poets for National Relief during WWI
- Authors
- Various
- Publisher
- Abela Publishing
- Tags
- wwi , great war , english poets , free offering , national relief , henry newbolt , maurice hewlett , r. e. vernède's , binyon's , william watson , sir owen seaman , gilbert , cecil chesterton , john freeman , harold begbie , hymns , poems , poetry , william nicholson , royal british legion , wake up , england , the vigil , to the troubler of the world , to england: to strike quickly , the fourth of august , the united front , england to the sea , the hour , the wife of flanders , the stars in their courses , commandeered , the man who keeps his head , france , we willed it not , pro patria , hymn before action , hymn in war time
- Date
- 2017-06-12T23:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.95 MB
- Lang
- en
This collection of 17 Poems from the Great War represented the free offering of English poets to the cause of National Relief during WWI. Most of these poems appeared in the Press at the outbreak of WWI. Mr. Robert Bridges' (Poet Laureate 1913 1930) opening contribution, Mr. Henry Newbolt's, Mr. Maurice Hewlett's, Mr. R. E. Vernde's, Mr. Binyon's, were all printed in the Times during the few days immediately following the declaration of war, as also was the sonnet by Mr. William Watson. Sir Owen Seaman's poem came out originally in Punch, "The Hour" in the Daily Telegraph, "The United Front" in the Daily Mail. "We Willed it Not" is reprinted from the Sphere, "Duty" and "Commandeered" from the Westminster Gazette, and the poems by Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Cecil Chesterton from the New Witness. The New Weekly published the verses by Mr. John Freeman, and the Daily Chronicle those by Mr. Harold Begbie....