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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 one of the primary resources on the Internet 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:
This website includes biographies of some major war poets, written by experts for publication here. 'Mouse over' the images above to read the names of individual poets or click on an image to read a biography. Go to the foot of this page and click on a 'Conflict' to see links to biographies of poets associated with that war or conflict.
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.
