Welcome
The War Poets Association aims to promote interest in the work, life and historical context of poets whose subject is the experience of war. It is interested in war poets of all periods and nationalities, with the primary focus on conflicts since 1914 - mainly the First World War, The Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and Ireland.
There are several societies dedicated to individual war poets; the WPA aims to work with these to promote their activities and to provide an opportunity for them to join in events of general interest.
This website aims to be the primary resource on the web for research into and discussion of Twentieth Century international war poetry, and to provide a selection of useful links. If you would like to recommend links or help build the resource, please contact the editor at editor@warpoets.org.
Poet Biographies
Read our new biographies of Siegfried Sassoon by Dr Jean Moorcroft-Wilson; T.E. Hulme by David Worthington; Edmund Blunden by Margi Blunden; Michael Longley by Dr Fran Brearton; and Leslie Coulson by Vivien Whelpton.
This website includes biographies of some major war poets written by experts for publication here. Click on the images below to see some examples (mouse-over an image to view the name of a poet), or click on a conflict name from the list under 'Quick links' at the right of this page, then select a poet from the list on the right side of the conflict page which appears.
Forthcoming Event: Isaac Rosenberg and Bristol
Isaac Rosenberg and Bristol: a 120th Anniversary Celebration. Bristol, Saturday 23 October 2010.
The WPA is pleased to announce that leading Rosenberg scholars Dr Jean Moorcroft-Wilson, Dr Vivien Noakes and Dr Jean Liddiard have all agreed to speak at this WPA lunch event, to be held at a central Bristol venue on Saturday 23rd October 2010. Bernard Wynick, a close relative of Isaac Rosenberg and his literary executor, will also speak at the event. Please click on the link above for further information.
Recent Event
Speakers Jon Stallworthy, Fran Brearton and Owen Sheers with WPA President Paul O'Prey and actors Imogen Stubbs and Art Malik at the WPA/IWM event 'Where Are All the War Poets?', held at the Imperial War Museum on 2 November 2009. Click on the photo for further details.
Membership
Membership of the War Poets Association costs £15 p.a. or £150 for life, with reductions to £10 p.a. or £100 respectively for concessions, including Over 60s, students and the disabled. Subscriptions can be paid in GB Pounds, Euros or US Dollars. You may pay online via PayPal or join here, or download and print out a membership form in PDF format and post the completed form, with your cheque, to the WPA Treasurer, to whom any enquiries should also be sent. If you have any feedback on this website, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail to editor@warpoets.org or via our postal address to let us know how we might improve.
Conflicts
Click on one of the box titles below to read an introduction to the war poetry of that conflict or subject or find biographies of war poets by conflict group.
