Thinking About War Poetry
A little collection of WW1 sources that will give students insight into the mindset of the soldier poets.
Diary readings from Sassoon and Owen (video)
Manuscript of "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
A soldier recounts how it felt that death was coming, swift and soon.
Churned-up battlefields
Sentimental, patriotic postcards
Isolated without communication.
"Death pennies"
Comfort tins
The imagery of the British Empire
Interview with Ian Hislop
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