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oracne

Sassoon, "To Any Dead Officer"

Nov 11, 2009 09:43

To Any Dead OfficerWell, how are things in Heaven? I wish you'd say ( Read more... )

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lingster1 November 11 2009, 21:19:14 UTC

The WWI poets are as vital today as they were back in their own day. This poem -- and others like it -- bring tears to my eyes.

deadlined October 5 2013, 13:30:10 UTC

I'm reading "The Return of Captain John Emmett" now. Some of the fictional characters are WWI poets, but every now and then mention of a real poet comes up. One of the characters supposedly knew Sassoon, and didn't like him.

The novel mentions a magazine called "Constellations," published by an officer while at war. All of the poets published under pseudonyms to avoid prosecution for anti-war sentiments. Did such a thing really exist? I assume the title is false, but the possibility that a similar publication existed feels real.