Poems from the First World War
Morgan, Gaby

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A collection of poetry from the First World War, published in association with Imperial War Museums to mark the centenary of the start of the war.

"They shall not grow old,

as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them,

nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

Laurence Binyon

Poems from the First World War is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts and family and friends who experienced the war from different standpoints. It records the early excitement and patriotism, the bravery, friendship and loyalty of the soldiers, and heartbreak, disillusionment and regret as the war went on to damage a generation.

It includes poems from Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Vera Brittain, Eleanor Farjeon, Edward Thomas, Laurence Binyon, John McCrae, Siegfried Sassoon and many more.

Author Information

aby Morgan is the Editorial Director for Non-fiction, Poetry and Licensing at Macmillan Children's Books. She has compiled many bestselling anthologies, including 'Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year', 'In My Sky at Twilight: Poems of Eternal Love', 'Fairy Poems' - which was short-listed for the CLPE Award - and 'A First Poetry Book' with Pie Corbett.