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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 and requested by the WPA 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.

Robert Graves    Edward Thomas    Isaac Rosenberg    Alun Lewis    Vernon Scannell    Keith Barnes   Sidney Keyes

Rupert Brooke      Julian Grenfell       Georg Trakl      David Jones      Sir Henry Newbolt

Podcast

A recordings of a major WPA events held in co-operation with the British Library in April 2008 is available as a podcast. Please use the following link to listen to it:

Isaac Rosenberg - a Celebration (MP3, 90mins, 41.6MB) Listen now

Marking 90 years since Rosenberg's death, this evening of talks and discussion at the British Library led by Jean Liddiard and Vivien Noakes explored Rosenberg’s world, work and legacy. Introduced by Jamie Andrews of the British Library and chaired by the WPA's President, Professor Paul O'Prey. Readings by actor Sam Dastor. Recorded on 8 April 2008.

War Poetry Blogs

Professor Tim Kendall's excellent new war poetry blog is now online at http://war-poets.blogspot.com. Content is expanding rapidly and it promises to become a leading addition to the growing number of war poetry blog sites. Another excellent one is George Simmers's Great War Fiction research blog, which (despite its title) frequently covers related areas of literature and history, including war poetry and relevant events. Set up only 2.5 years ago to publish thoughts and prompt discussion related to George's own PhD research, it has now received more than 100,000 visits.

The War Poets Association's own war poetry blog site is at http://warpoets.wordpress.com. Its existing content will be updated shortly, but it's available now for any new comments. Please contribute!

Chairman's New Year Message

Click here to read the Chairman's New Year Message to WPA members and friends. Annual members are invited to renew their membership.  

Journal

The WPA publishes a journal, War Poetry Review, which is sent to all members.

News

This website aims to be one of the primary resources 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 editor@warpoets.org .

Please navigate the website using the links on the left or right of the screen. If you have any feedback on the site, don't hesitate to contact us via e-mail to webmaster@warpoets.org .

This page was last updated on 14 June 2009.

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