Ed. Note: November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. The San Diego Reader will devote this month’s poetry columns to the poets who wrote about their experiences of that war.
Bach and the Sentry
Ballad of the Three Spectres
Strange Hells
Ivor Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English composer and one of the War Poets of World War I. Like his contemporary and fellow War Poet Isaac Rosenberg, Gurney served as a regular soldier (not an officer) during the war, and his plain style reflected the common view of life during wartime that he and his fellow private soldiers experienced in the trenches. In April 1917, he was wounded in the shoulder, and after recovering, returned to battle. In September of the same year, he was gassed, which may have exacerbated his already frail mental condition, and served the remainder of the war in England.
Ed. Note: November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. The San Diego Reader will devote this month’s poetry columns to the poets who wrote about their experiences of that war.
Bach and the Sentry
Ballad of the Three Spectres
Strange Hells
Ivor Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English composer and one of the War Poets of World War I. Like his contemporary and fellow War Poet Isaac Rosenberg, Gurney served as a regular soldier (not an officer) during the war, and his plain style reflected the common view of life during wartime that he and his fellow private soldiers experienced in the trenches. In April 1917, he was wounded in the shoulder, and after recovering, returned to battle. In September of the same year, he was gassed, which may have exacerbated his already frail mental condition, and served the remainder of the war in England.
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