Poems & Poets from the Great War at Sea & World War II
Was recently reading an anthology ‘More Poems from the Forces By Serving Members Of the Navy, Army, and Air Force’ edited by Keidrich Rhys from 1943 ‘ This Volume is dedicated to the U.S.S.R. Said anthology has some intriguing work such as Peter Hellings ( Aircraftman 2, R.A.F. ) FROM DISTANT LANDS (For the writers …
Vernon Scannell deserves the title of ‘War Poet’ (1922- 2007) . Saw active service in North Africa and in the D Day campaign. He was what was euphemistically called a ‘serial absconder’ , i.e a deserter, who served time in a military prison, and spent several years on the run when World War 2. His …
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Current Research Projects Beatrice Gibbs/ Alexandra Etheldreda Grantham Thought that it was time to expand about the purposes of this blog. As well as trying to highlight the whole range of World War 2 poetry that is in danger of being overshadowed and forgotten, it’s also important to encourage further research, trying to discover more …
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A Forgotten Poet of World War 2 I first came across the work of John Bayliss from looking at Andrew Sinclair ‘The War of the Wasp- The Lost Decade of the Forties’ (1989). The book’s title came from a John Bayliss poem ‘Epilogue : Testament and Prophecy’ . “And I say to you who have …