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(Also see: ' The War, The Great War, The First World War' - blog post by Stuart Lee about how wars earn their name.

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# Title Description Contributor
1 Wilfred Owen
2 Edward Thomas
3 This is a place one can go mad in – Ivor Gurney, Asylum Poet Ivor Gurney was a First World War poet and a composer of beautiful songs, and orchestral and… Kate Kennedy
4 The First World War, India and Empire Professor Santanu Das discusses the complexity of commemoration, the messiness of history and the… Santanu Das, Kate McLoughlin
5 Edmund Blunden Margi Blunden, daughter of Edmund Blunden, talks about her father and his work. Margi Blunden
6 Impact of the 1914 – 1918 Poets Adrian Barlow looks at the impact of World War One poets in the years immediately following the War… Adrian Barlow
7 'Earth Voices Whispering’: Reading Ireland’s Poetry of WWI: An Introduction Professor Gerald Dawe relates the Irish poetry of World War One to the history of Ireland itself… Gerald Dawe
8 David Jones Often overlooked, Dr Stuart Lee introduces David Jones and his seminal work 'In Parenthesis'. Stuart Lee
9 Isaac Rosenberg: ‘Fierce Imaginings’ – the Private and the Poet Author and editor, Jean Liddiard, presents the life and work of Isaac Rosenberg. Jean Liddiard
10 Ivor Gurney: A Poet born out of War Dr Philip Lancaster presents the life of literary musician Ivor Guney, and introduces some the key… Philip Lancaster
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