Poems Of War And Remembrance - Audio Book

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Details: This is an anthology of over 60 classic poems of war & remembrance. The horrors of war have prompted countless soldiers & civilians to compose poetry, whether to denounce needless slaughter, celebrate courage or honour the dead. This collection contains a range of the very best poems about conflict & commemoration, including Wilfrid Owen's classic " Dulce et Decorum Est", Christina Rossetti's " Remember", Yeats' " An Irish Airman Foresees his Death" & Tennyson famous " The Charge of the Light Brigade", as well as several of Rupert Brooke's sonnets from 1914. Here, too, are lesser-known but nonetheless affecting poems such as Leslie Coulson's " The Rainbow", Robert Southey's " The Soldier's Wife", Alan Seeger's "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" & Isaac Rosenberg's " Break of Day in the Trenches". Beautifully read by Dean Lennox Kelly, Jenny Agutter, Michael Jayston, Rupert Holliday Evans & Samantha Bond, these timeless poems are poignant & powerful. Read by Michael Jayston Ideal for: Those who remember the war & anyone interested in this event in history. Also poetry lovers. Running time approximately: 1 hour 1 CD