What were the names of some ww1 poets?

8 Battlefield Poets of World War I

• Wilfred Owen. Portrait of Wilfred Owen. (
• John McCrae. John McCrae in uniform. (
• Siegfried Sassoon. English poet, novelist and soldier, Siegfried Sassoon. (
• Alan Seeger. Portrait of Alan Seeger. (
• Guillaume Apollinaire.
• Vera Brittain.
• August Stramm.
• Rupert Brooke.

How many ww1 poems are there?

Published poets wrote over two thousand poems about and during the war. However, only a small fraction still is known today, and several poets that were popular with contemporary readers are now obscure.

What kind of battleships were used in World War 1?

Wikimedia Commons has media related to World War I battleships. This category is for battleships designed, built, or operated during World War I (1914–1918). This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.

Are there any poems written about World War 1?

My subject is War, and the pity of War.” To mark the WWI centenary, we’ve put together a sampling of poems written in English by both soldiers and civilians, chosen from our archive of over 250 poems from WWI. We’ve also compiled a collection showcasing the poets who served and volunteered in World War I.

Which is the best war poem to read?

Putting together a universal list of the best war poetry raises all sorts of questions. But since such a list will always be a matter of personal taste balanced with more objective matters such as ‘influence’ and ‘popularity with anthologists’, we hope you’ll forgive the presumptuous title ‘best war poems’.

Is the field of poppies a war poem?

Although the association between fields of poppies and commemorating the war dead predates the First World War, it was certainly popularised by WWI and in particular by this John McCrae poem.