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| Writing from a poet’s perspective himself, John Greening
here considers some neglected names from the Great War –
Wilfrid Gibson, Laurence Binyon, Ivor Gurney, Charles Sorley
– while reassessing the work of established figures such
as Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg, Thomas, Blunden and Graves. Each
chapter provides a biographical summary and close analysis of
the verse. There is a discussion, too, of other key poems from
the period, including the contribution made by women writers.
John Greening closes his study with a chapter on the influence
of the war on later poets, such as Michael Longley and Ted Hughes.
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| John Greening has published ten collections of poetry, most
recently 'The Home Key' (Shoestring, 2003). Among other awards,
he has received the Bridport Prize and the Times Literary Supplement
Centenary Prize. He studied at Swansea, Exeter and Mannheim
Universities, worked for BBC Radio 3, and taught with Voluntary
Service Overseas in Upper Egypt, but he is currently teaching
in Huntingdonshire. He is a regular reviewer of poetry for the
'Times Literary Supplement'. |
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