
Introduction
Preface
Strange Meeting
Greater Love
Apologia pro Poemate Meo
The Show
Mental Cases
Parable of the Old Men and the Young
Arms and the Boy
Anthem for Doomed Youth
This volume gathers the powerful verses of a soldier‑poet whose firsthand experience of the Great War gives his work an unmatched immediacy. The poems blend stark, unflinching observations of battlefield life with a haunting lyricism that probes the deeper human cost of conflict. Readers will hear the echo of trenches, the weight of loss, and the yearning for a truth that transcends propaganda and romanticized heroism.
Through striking images and a measured, sometimes dissonant rhythm, the collection captures both the brutal reality of combat and the fragile moments of compassion that surface amid the chaos. Even without prior knowledge of the poet’s biography, listeners are drawn into a world where grief, courage, and the search for meaning intersect, offering a moving testament to those who endured and a reminder of war’s enduring impact on the human spirit.
Language
en
Duration
~43 minutes (41K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Alan R. Light, Gary M. Johnson, and David Widger
Release date
Sep 1, 1997
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1893–1918
Remembered as one of the defining poets of the First World War, he turned his experience as a soldier into fierce, compassionate poems about trench life, gas attacks, and the human cost of battle. His work, including "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum Est," remains powerful because it rejects easy patriotism and keeps its focus on suffering, pity, and truth.
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