International Poetry of the First World War : An Anthology of Lost Voices

Ranging far beyond the traditional canon, this new anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to World War I. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants, patriots and dissenters, and from all sides of the conflict across the world, International Poetry of the First World War reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict. Life on the Front Psychological trauma Noncombatants and the Home Front Rationalising the War Remembering the dead Peace and the aftermath of the War With contextual notes throughout, the book includes poems from: America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and Russia. An Anthology of Lost Voices Cover 1 Half title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 16 1 Soldiers' Lives 32 Fragment 33 The Transport 35 The Night Patrol 37 In No Man's Land 40 On Patrol in No Man's Land 42 War Song (Chanson de Guerre) 46 Dance of Death 1916 (Totentanz 1916) 49 Trench Poets 51 Vigil (Veglia) 53 The Moles 55 The Song of the Mud 57 Still Raining... (Il pleut encore...) 61 The Boys Who Live in the Ground 63 A Digger's Disillusion 65 During the Bombardment 68 Cricket: The Catch 71 The Rainbow 73 The Star-Shell 76 Back to Rest 78 After the "Offensive" 80 Beaucourt Revisited 82 Relieved 84 Picnic: Harbonnières to Bayonvillers 86 The Bathe 88 Going In 90 A Song of the Air 93 To a Taube 95 The Hill 97 Ammunition Column 100 Unloading Ambulance Train 102 Gramophone Tunes 104 Quinze Vingt 106 Little Song of the Maimed (Petite Chanson des Mutilés) 108 2 Minds at War 110 Standing To (In Bereitschaft) 111 Night Watch 113 Nothing Much (Peu de chose) 114 The Face 116 III.—Fear 118 Fever (La Fièvre) 120 Prayer before Battle (Gebet vor der Schlacht) 122 Retreat 125 There is a healing magic in the night 127 Bivouacs 129 Going Over 131 Home 133 On the Plains of Picardy 135 Picardy Parodies No. 2 (W.B. Y--ts) 137 A Lament 139 Selections from "Rhymes from a New Nursery" and "Alphabet of Limericks" 141 Pershing at the Front 144 Left Behind 147 A Kiss 149 Albade 152 To C.H.V. 154 The Raindrops on Your Old Tin Hat 156 Camouflage 159 Picnic 162 September. 1918 165 Home Is Where the Pie Is 167 The Soldier Mood 169 3 Noncombatants 172 The Leaf Burners 173 Burning Beehives (Les ruches brûlées) 176 Going to the Front 179 Hymn of Hate (Hassgesang gegen England) 181 New Year's Wishes to the German Army 185 Regiments (Régiments) 187 Penelope 190 Visé 192 Homes 194 After the Retreat 196 A Memory 199 May, 1915 201 Any Englishwoman 202 ‘I know the truth! Renounce all others!' 205 In Hospital 207 Somme Film, 1916 209 The Ballad of Bethlehem Steel 211 The Farmer, 1917 214 Spreading Manure 216 I Sit and Sew 219 To the Patriotic Lady across the Way 222 Portrait of a Mother 225 The Mourners 227 When Will the War Be By? 229 War Time 231 Gone to the War 233 Sic Transit— 237 France 238 4 Making Sense of War 242 I Saw a Man This Morning 243 A Meditation upon the Return of the Greeks 245 A Litany in the Desert 247 He Went for a Soldier 249 War 251 War (Rhyfel) 253 The Falling Leaves 255 Eastern Front (Im Osten) 257 The Camp Follower 259 The Other Side 262 A Letter from the Front 265 Singing "Tipperary" 267 O Little David, Play on Your Harp 269 To the Memory of Some I Knew Who Are Dead and Who Loved Ireland 272 America at War 275 Violets—April 1915 277 High Barbary 279 Epiphany Vision 281 At Bethlehem—1915 283 Veni, Sancte Spiritus! (Deit, Spered Santel!) 284 Solomon in All His Glory 287 To My Daughter Betty, the Gift of God 289 ‘Since they have Died' 291 The Gift of India 292 In the Ypres Sector 294 5 Remembering the Dead 296 Let Us Tell Quiet Stories of Kind Eyes 297 Féri Bekassy 299 Telling the Bees 301 In Memoriam 303 At the Front (An der Front) 306 To L.H.B. (1894–1915) 308 To John 310 Soldier-Poet 311 Victory 313 The Son 314 Out in a Gale of Fallen Leaves 317 XX. Jo's Requiem 318 Anzac Cove 319 To One Dead 320 1914 322 Red Cross 324 Only a Boche 327 Glad That I Killed Yer 330 Hallow-e'en, 1915 333 His Latch-Key 335 To the Dead 337 Perhaps— 340 New Year, 1916 343 Reported Missing.... 345 An Epilogue 347 Elegy on the Death of Bingo, Our Trench Dog 350 6 Aftermath 354 November Eleventh 355 Paris, November 11, 1918 359 Remembrance Day 361 Victory, whose calm gaze... (Victoire aux calmes yeux...) 363 To the Survivors 365 The Extra 367 Recall-Up (Rappel) 370 Saturdays 372 The Mascot Speaks 374 The Heart of the World 377 The Dead (Les Morts...) 380 Reconciliation 382 Everything's looted, betrayed and traded 384 The Other Possibility (Die andere Möglichkeit) 386 High Wood 389 Envoie 392 Primary Sources 393 Further Reading 400 Index of Poets, Translators, and Poems 403 Index of Poem Titles and First Lines 408 La 4eme de couverture indique : "Ranging far beyond the traditional canon, this ground-breaking anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to the First World War. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants, patriots and dissenters, and from all sides of the conflict across the world, International Poetry of the First World War reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict. Across over 150 poems, this anthology explores such topics as the following: Life at the Front · Psychological trauma · Noncombatants and the home front · Rationalising the war · Remembering the dead · Peace and the aftermath of the war With contextual notes throughout, the book includes poems written by authors from America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, and South Africa." "Ranging far beyond the traditional canon, this ground-breaking anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to the First World War. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants, patriots and dissenters, and from all sides of the conflict across the world, International Poetry of the First World War reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict. Across over 150 poems, this anthology explores such topics as the following: · Life at the Front · Psychological trauma · Noncombatants and the home front · Rationalising the war · Remembering the dead · Peace and the aftermath of the war With contextual notes throughout, the book includes poems written by authors from America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, and South Africa."-- Provided by publisher Ranging far beyond the traditional canon, this ground-breaking anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to the First World War. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants, patriots and dissenters, and from all sides of the conflict across the world, International Poetry of the First World War reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict.0 Across over 150 poems, this anthology explores such topics as the following:0 * Life at the Front0 * Psychological trauma0 * Noncombatants and the home front0 * Rationalising the war0 * Remembering the dead0 * Peace and the aftermath of the war0 With contextual notes throughout, the book includes poems written by authors from America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, and South Africa