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71Memorial Day Poems
Let the old men who send the young men to war stop and think long, and work harder for Peace, before affecting generations yet to come. Poems written about the reality of war from family, children, citizens,...
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80In Flanders Fields
The last entry of the First World War poetry series "Shell Shocked Isabel Shrapnel" is a Special about the most famous poem from the First World War: In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae.
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68War Poems
I'd like to offer up some links to poems written about war, mostly by those who were there. From the Civil War to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, men and women have tried to convey what it was and is like...
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78Dulce Et Decorum Est...
"Dulce Et Decorum Est" is a World War I Poem by Wilfred Owen. His portrayal of the reality of war is graphic in a time when it was considered "glorious" to die for your country. It's a powerful piece and my favorite World War I poem.
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68A Poet of the Great War: Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (1893-1918) was an English poet and soldier. He is regarded by many as the leading poet of "the Great War". His work is shocking and realistic with its focus upon the horrors of...
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81Yusef Kommunyakaa's "Facing It"
Yusef Kommunyakaa's Emotional Response Surrounding the Vietnam Memorial Yusef Komunyakaa emphasizes his ethnicity at the very beginning of his poem "Facing It" in the first lines: "My black face fades,/hiding...
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693000 Years of Peace: The Best Anti-War Poetry, Art, and More
For 3000 years, writers, artists, musicians, and, most recently, filmmakers have been among the most powerful voices against war. This is a collection of my favorite art, literature, music, and film that...
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60In Flanders Fields... the poem
In Flanders Fields - a poem by Dr. John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid...
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76Anthem for Doomed Youth
Anthem For Doomed Youth "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries...
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70First They Came - Poem
A Sri Lankan journalist, Lasantha Wikrematunge wrote this final piece before he was killed. It is an inspiring article, everyone, journalist or non-journalist should read and fight for justice not just for a...
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