Those words graphically bring to life a terrifying gas attack on a British trench during the First World War. They’re from one of the most famous poems of the war, “Dulce et Decorum Est” by ...

Auden writes a lot about the political and social issues of his time, including World War II. Warren cites one particular poem in the collection, “September 1, 1939″ in which Auden writes ...

His famous poem The Soldier said ... Finished 20 years before World War One, Tower Bridge is one of London’s iconic landmarks and is as much of an attraction for people today as it was over ...

April is National Poetry Month — a fitting time to turn away from our personal concerns and listen instead to the deeply felt lives of others.

Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ... Opening one’s heart to the other’s grief, listening ...

My Story World War One Centenary special takes a mother and ... assemblies will include ideas for students to participate in poetry, music and prose performances. BBC Learning will be providing ...

By William Logan William Logan is the author, most recently, of “Broken Ground: Poetry and the Demon of ... Milosz left Warsaw shortly before the end of World War II, when almost the entire ...