Lads: Love Poetry of the Trenches (Duckbacks)

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2002
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This anthology of largely unknown poems from the trenches sets out to illustrate the extraordinary range of emotions generated by the horror of the First World War and the experience of trench warfare. The introductory essay discusses the friendships intensified under fire and the strong homo-erotic element characterising the poetry of Siegried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and others.

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This anthology of largely unknown poems from the trenches sets out to illustrate the extraordinary range of emotions generated by the horror of the First World War and the experience of trench warfare. The introductory essay discusses the friendships intensified under fire and the strong homo-erotic element characterising the poetry of Siegried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and others.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New
Publisher: Duck Editions
Published: 21 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0715631454
ISBN 13: 9780715631454

Media Reviews

'Martin Taylor's introduction is a model of tactful evocation and historical sensitivity.' Andrew Motion, Observer

Author Bio

Until his untimely death in 1996, Martin Taylor was a librarian at the Imperial War Museum. He was also the author of a biography of Edmund Blunden, Overtones of War (Duckworth 1996).