A deep cry

Description:

As a contribution to the commemorations for the centenary of the First World War, this is a limited edition of just 500 copies of Anne Powell''s unique anthology. Why unique? Firstly, these are not simply the works of well-known names such as Wilfred Owen, (though they are represented) these are poems painstakingly collected frm a multitude of sources; and the relative obscurity of some of the voices make the message all the more moving. Secondly, all these soldiers died and their deaths are described in chronological order, which in itself provides a revealing gradual change in the poetry fro.

subjects: World War, 1914-1918,  Biography,  Battlefields,  History and criticism,  Poetry,  Cemeteries,  English poetry,  Soldiers,  English Poets,  Soldiers' writings, English,  Literature and the war,  English poetry, history and criticism, 20th century,  World war, 1914-1918, belgium,  World war, 1914-1918, literature and the war,  World war, 1914-1918, battlefields,  World war, 1914-1918, france,  Poets, biography,  Authors, english,  World war, 1914-1918, poetry

Places: Belgium,  Flanders,  Great Britain,  France

Times: 20th century