Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The Oxford Book of War Poetry

The Oxford Book of War Poetry is edited by Jon Stallworthy. A magnificent selection of war poetry throughout time. This volume includes well known as well as more obscure poems and covers pro- and antiwar poetry. Authors included in this compilation are Homer, Virgil, Donne, Milton, Coleridge, Shelley, Tennyson, Rimbaud, Hardy, Yeats, Ginsberg, Levertov, Heaney, and many more.

Ratings: 10th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (some war related profanity).

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