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In Memory of Herbert Morris

by Malika Booker

In Memory of Herbert Morris - Malika Booker
Collection

Poetry, Peace & Protest

In these challenging times we’ve curated a collection of poems which reflect different aspects of war, conflict and loss. Whilst highlighting the human cost of war by representing individual and shared grief, these poems affirm our collective humanity and speak…

Poet

Nick Makoha

B. 1974

2 poems available

“The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself” – Derek Walcott

Poem

Aubade with Burning City

by Ocean Vuong

Aubade with Burning City - Ocean Vuong
Poem

Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921

by Sharon Olds

Race Riot, Tulsa, 1921 - Sharon Olds
Special Collection

World War Poetry Showcase

The Poetry Archive’s World War Poetry Showcase is based on the collection put together for our national poetry recitation competition, Poetry by Heart, to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Of course, there are plenty of anthologies…

Poet

F T Prince

B. 1912 D. 2003

2 poems available

F. T. Prince ranks with Auden and Spender as one of the major English poets of his generation. -- John Ashbery

Poet

J.O. Morgan

B. 1978

1 poem available

'Inventive, striking and memorable, Morgan is one of the most original poets around.' Andrew Motion, Guardian Books of the Year

Poet

Henry Vaughan

B. 1621 D. 1695

2 poems available

Dear beauteous Death! the jewel of the just...

Poet

Ivor Gurney

B. 1890 D. 1937

1 poem available

There are strange Hells within the minds War made. - Ivor Gurney, 'Strange Hells'

Poet

Gerard Benson

B. 1931 D. 2014

5 poems available

Gerard Benson's poetry transfigures the ordinary and leaves an aftertaste of mystery in the mind.Michael Glover, The Independent

Poet

Walt Whitman

B. 1819 D. 1892

4 poems available

And my heart, O my soldiers, my veterans, my heart gives you love. - Walt Whitman 'Dirge For Two Veterans'

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