Poetry and Writing of the First World War

By Graham Cooke

My grandfather fought in both the Boer and 1st World Wars; he never spoke of his experiences. When he died we discovered a box containing letters, photographs, press cuttings and his medals. Since then I have tried to piece together his war time record. When I tried to teach secondary aged children about the poetry of the 1st World War many found it hard to grasp the enormity of it all, until I bought in my grandfather's memorabilia - suddenly it all clicked. I tried to find a book that would combine the history of the Great War with the poetry and the poets, but couldn't find one. So I set about writing this book. Including all of the Great War poems in their context, the book also features a section on the materials my grandfather left and also some research that I have recently done into his family history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1326468502
• ISBN13: 9781326468507
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"