The First World War saw an outburst of poetic creativity unmatched in European history. Fueled by bitter anger at a war that destroyed the comfortable world of Victorian prosperity and complacency, ...

The War Poems are a daily witnessing of the pain and suffering of two nations. After waking to the news of the Israeli massacre by Hamas on October 7th, I had great difficulty expressing my pain, ...

Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the Civil War; Wilfred Owen, World War I. Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and ...

War often reduces entire cultures and countries to one over-simplified narrative, particularly in the domain of news. Ukraine was first invaded by Russia in 2014, and then again in 2022, and that ...

We can be overwhelmed by reports filed from conflict zones. While they give a comprehensive account of a situation on the ground, sometimes the language fails. Which is where poetry comes in. One ...

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - An imposing 19th Century building with elegant manicured lawns and sweeping views of the Edinburgh skyline seems an unlikely place to have earned the nickname "Dottyville" from ...

Actor Larry Lamb said headlining the UK's first Military History Festival would allow him to read war poetry he has loved since childhood. Lamb is to share poetry and anecdotes at College Hall, ...