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How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.
During the war, the Thuilliers’ yard became a makeshift studio. Eventually, they painted a backdrop featuring classical ...
For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.
Flanders Coin can be worth up to $22 if you are lucky enough to find one. An Australian coin collector couldn’t believe his ...
Today marks the 109th anniversary of the start of the bloodiest battle in British history, the Battle of the Somme which began on Saturday 1st July, 1916.
However, some traditions or rites of passage have ingrained themselves into British culture, despite not even originating ...
The First World War was “one of the seminal moments of the twentieth century in which literate soldiers, plunged into inhuman conditions, reacted to their surroundings in poems”, writes ...
Organisers of Bedworth's Armistice Day parade have revealed what plane will be used to drop thousands of poppies over the town centre this year. The poppy drop is one of the most anticipated parts ...
Justin Eggen is an award-winning poet and U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran studying war poetry at Florida Atlantic University. He joins us to talk about using poetry to unravel his war experience.
Literature This was published 1 year ago Meet the Australian women who wrote World War One poetry – from home Jane Sullivan July 21, 2023 — 4.00pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large ...
The start of the First World War is considered to have been triggered by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand - but how did the Great War end?