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    The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry

    Author Various
    Introduction by George Walter
    Paperback
    $19.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale May 11, 2007 | 400 Pages | 9780141181905
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    Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict. Here are famous verses by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, and Wilfred Owen; poetry by women writing from the home front; and the anonymous lyrics of soldiers' songs. Arranged thematically, the selections take the reader through the war's stages, from conscription to its aftermath, and offer a blend of voices that is both unique and profoundly moving.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
    The Penguin Book of First World War PoetryIntroduction
    Acknowledgements
    A Note on the Text

    Prelude

    I. Your Country Needs You

    'Let the foul Scene proceed'
    'Who's for the khaki suit'
    In Training

    2. Somewhere In France

    In Trenches
    Behind the Lines
    Comrades of War

    3. Action

    Rendezvous with Death
    Battle
    Aftermath

    4. Blighty

    Going Back
    The Other War
    Lucky Blighters

    5. Peace

    Everyone Sang
    The Dead and the Living
    'Have you forgotten yet?'

    Coda

    Notes
    A Glossary of the Western Front
    Biographies
    Further Reading
    Poem Acknowledgements
    Index of Titles and First Lines

    Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art of Shakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.

    Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese. View titles by Various

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    Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict. Here are famous verses by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, and Wilfred Owen; poetry by women writing from the home front; and the anonymous lyrics of soldiers' songs. Arranged thematically, the selections take the reader through the war's stages, from conscription to its aftermath, and offer a blend of voices that is both unique and profoundly moving.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    Table of Contents

    The Penguin Book of First World War PoetryIntroduction
    Acknowledgements
    A Note on the Text

    Prelude

    I. Your Country Needs You

    'Let the foul Scene proceed'
    'Who's for the khaki suit'
    In Training

    2. Somewhere In France

    In Trenches
    Behind the Lines
    Comrades of War

    3. Action

    Rendezvous with Death
    Battle
    Aftermath

    4. Blighty

    Going Back
    The Other War
    Lucky Blighters

    5. Peace

    Everyone Sang
    The Dead and the Living
    'Have you forgotten yet?'

    Coda

    Notes
    A Glossary of the Western Front
    Biographies
    Further Reading
    Poem Acknowledgements
    Index of Titles and First Lines

    Author

    Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art of Shakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.

    Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese. View titles by Various

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