Michael Korda writes a beautiful book in remembrance of the World War I poets whose work he loved. We hope you’re enjoying ...
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, ...
Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Situating First World War poetry in a truly global context, this book reaches beyond the British soldier-poet canon. A History of World War ...
Owen is considered one of the greatest war poets, thanks in part to his moving poem Dulce et Decorum Est. The poem describes a gas attack in the trenches and pulsates with a sense of horror and ...
His new book of poetry, "Forest of Noise," completed over the last year of war, begins with these words. MOSAB ABU TOHA: "Every child in Gaza is me. Every mother and father is me. Every house is ...
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss ... fifty years ago—traverses the shifting borders and legacies of a world at war. “Glory be to god for septic tanks, drainage pipes ...
In the Sangam work Purananuru, poet Kapilar describes the munificence ... Killi Valavan waged war against Thirumudikkari and killed him. Thirumudikkari’s sons were abducted by the Chola king.
His fearless pursuit of dangerous assignments during the Vietnam War eventually led to ... filmmaker, and poet. He became ...
The remarkable story of the First World War soldier-poet who broke all the rules. Ivor Gurney wasn't an officer but a private who bizarrely joined up in the hope that the ordered army life would ...
The acclaimed Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha left his ... Palestinian life in relative peace and amid the tatters of war. Read More: How Poetry Became a Tool of Resistance for ...
Mosab Abu Toha’s voice is smooth and melodic when he recites his poetry from his new home in ... destruction and hopelessness from Israel’s war against Hamas, launched in response to the ...
His new book of poetry, "Forest of Noise," completed over the last year of war, begins with these words. "Every child in Gaza is me. Every mother and father is me. Every house is my heart.