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"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Edmund Blunden

Margi Blunden, daughter of Edmund Blunden, talks about her father and his work.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Impact of the 1914 – 1918 Poets

Adrian Barlow looks at the impact of World War One poets in the years immediately following the War, in late 20s and early 30s, and as we embark on the 100 year anniversary of the conflict.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Poetry of the Empire

World War One was a conflict of empire, not of nation. In this lecture Dr Simon Featherstone looks at four distinctive poets who provide a version of empire that is much more nuanced than the imperial rhetoric of the established canon.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Siegfried Sassoon

Meg Crane looks at the war poems of Siegfried Sassoon, framed by the first and last (non-war) poems of his literary career.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

'Earth Voices Whispering’: Reading Ireland’s Poetry of WWI: An Introduction

Professor Gerald Dawe relates the Irish poetry of World War One to the history of Ireland itself and explores why the first anthology of Irish WW1 Poetry was only published in 2008.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

David Jones

Often overlooked, Dr Stuart Lee introduces David Jones and his seminal work 'In Parenthesis'.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Wilfred Owen

Professor Jon Stallworthy, editor and biographer of Wilfred Owen, introduces one of the most notable poets of World War One.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Isaac Rosenberg: ‘Fierce Imaginings’ – the Private and the Poet

Author and editor, Jean Liddiard, presents the life and work of Isaac Rosenberg.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Ivor Gurney: A Poet born out of War

Dr Philip Lancaster presents the life of literary musician Ivor Guney, and introduces some the key themes in his poetry.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Manuscripts

In this short talk Dr Stuart Lee introduces some of the primary sources of World War One poetry: manuscripts.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Poetry vs. History

What place do the poets and their work have in the historical analysis of the War? Dr Stuart Lee takes a look at the debate.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

‘On your lips my life is hung’: Robert Graves and War

Dr Charles Mundye takes a look at how Robert Graves' experiences and feelings about War that influenced his poetic career.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Women Poets

Dr Jane Potter looks at a range of women poets who wrote during, and in the years that followed, World War One.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction

Georgians and Others

Dr Stuart Lee gives a short introduction to the poetry movements that led up to the War.

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