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Poetry of World War I, The - The Top 100

by Laurence Binyon, Ivor Gurney, Isaac Rosenberg ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Jake Urry, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

War may be rationalized as ‘diplomacy by other means’ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a ‘just cause’ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of ... Read more

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War may be rationalized as ‘diplomacy by other means’ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a ‘just cause’ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of
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Poems by Isaac Rosenberg

by Isaac Rosenberg ...

Of the many young poets who gave their lives in the war, Isaac Rosenberg was not the least gifted. Adverse circumstances, imperfect education, want of opportunity, impeded and obscured his genius; but whatever criticism be made of his poetry, its faults are plainly those of excess rather than deficiency. His writing was often difficult and obscure, because he instinctively thought in images and ... Read more

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Of the many young poets who gave their lives in the war, Isaac Rosenberg was not the least gifted. Adverse circumstances, imperfect education, want of opportunity, impeded and obscured his genius; but whatever criticism be made of his poetry, its faults are plainly those of excess rather than deficiency. His writing was often difficult and obscure, because he instinctively thought in images and
... Read more
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The Poetry of World War One

by Siegfried Sassoon, Thomas Hardy, Isaac Rosenberg, Rupert Brooke, Katharine Tynan, Jessie Pope, Laurence Binyon, WB Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves, Francis Ledwidge, Ivor Gurney, Mary Borden, Gertrude Stein ...

Narrated by Lucy Scott, Barnaby Edwards ...

Unabridged

2 hours 32 min

Beautifully curated, The Poetry of World War One is a stunning collection of verse from some of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Whether fighting on the frontline themselves or observing the destruction of the Great War from home, these poets capture the horrors of the trenches, the fragility of life itself and the resilience of the human spirit in haunting detail.As devastating as ... Read more

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Beautifully curated, The Poetry of World War One is a stunning collection of verse from some of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Whether fighting on the frontline themselves or observing the destruction of the Great War from home, these poets capture the horrors of the trenches, the fragility of life itself and the resilience of the human spirit in haunting detail.As devastating as
... Read more
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Georgian Poets, The

by Rupert Brooke, G. K. Chesterton, William Henry Davies, James Elroy Flecker, Julian Grenfell, Ivor Gurney, A. E. Houseman, D. H. Lawrence, Harold Munro, Wilfred Owen, John Oxenham, Isaac Rosenberg, Charles Sorley, Edward Thomas, Arthur Graeme West ...

Narrated by Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe, Tim Graham, Eleanor Bron, Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Glyn Houston ...

Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

As a poetical movement Georgian Poetry is easy to classify. It began naturally enough in 1910 when George V ascended to the throne of England. Edward Marsh, a civil servant, polymath and arts patron decided that the verse of that time needed to be seen in its own right and from 1912 – 1922 set out to publish anthologies. Marsh agreed a deal with the poet and bookseller Harold Munro, who had ... Read more

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As a poetical movement Georgian Poetry is easy to classify. It began naturally enough in 1910 when George V ascended to the throne of England. Edward Marsh, a civil servant, polymath and arts patron decided that the verse of that time needed to be seen in its own right and from 1912 – 1922 set out to publish anthologies. Marsh agreed a deal with the poet and bookseller Harold Munro, who had
... Read more
Complete Poetical Works of Isaac Rosenberg (Delphi Classics)

by Isaac Rosenberg, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 51 - Delphi Poets Series
War poet and artist Isaac Rosenberg composed some of the most powerful poetry from the trenches of war torn Europe, receiving only posthumous praise for his originality in imagery and sensitive verse. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Rosenberg’s complete works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

War poet and artist Isaac Rosenberg composed some of the most powerful poetry from the trenches of war torn Europe, receiving only posthumous praise for his originality in imagery and sensitive verse. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Rosenberg’s complete works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual
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Poems by Isaac Rosenberg

Enriched edition. Echoes of War: A Modernist Journey Through the Brutal Realities of World War I

by Isaac Rosenberg, Troy Kirk ...

In "Poems by Isaac Rosenberg," the reader is invited into a profound exploration of the human condition, war, and the nature of existence, all articulated through Rosenberg's strikingly modernist style. His poetry reflects a unique confluence of expressionism and imagery, framing the harsh realities of World War I against a backdrop of deep philosophical inquiry. Themes of displacement, despair, ... Read more

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In "Poems by Isaac Rosenberg," the reader is invited into a profound exploration of the human condition, war, and the nature of existence, all articulated through Rosenberg's strikingly modernist style. His poetry reflects a unique confluence of expressionism and imagery, framing the harsh realities of World War I against a backdrop of deep philosophical inquiry. Themes of displacement, despair,
... Read more
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Poets & Their Inner Demons – Dead Before 30

Poems by poets all linked by suffering similar issues

by John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Wilfred Owen, Christopher Marlowe, Emily Bronte, Thomas Chatterton, Arthur Rimbaud, Stephen Crane, Phyllis Wheatley, Isaac Rosenberg, Rupert Brooke, Amy Levy, Alfred Lichtenstein, Charles Sorley, Alan Seeger ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and ... Read more

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The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and
... Read more
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Poetry of Isaac Rosenberg, The

by Isaac Rosenberg ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Jake Urry ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Isaac Rosenberg was born on 25th November 1890 in Bristol. As a child his family moved to the squalid streets of London’s Jewish Ghetto, and took any number of menial jobs to survive.Isaac only attended school briefly at age 14. He began work as an engraver’s apprentice and to work in his spare time on his painting. These talents in painting and other visual arts allowed him to go to a funded ... Read more

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Isaac Rosenberg was born on 25th November 1890 in Bristol. As a child his family moved to the squalid streets of London’s Jewish Ghetto, and took any number of menial jobs to survive.Isaac only attended school briefly at age 14. He began work as an engraver’s apprentice and to work in his spare time on his painting. These talents in painting and other visual arts allowed him to go to a funded
... Read more
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The South-West

A celebration of English poems

by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Chatterton, Isaac Rosenberg, Ivor Gurney, Henry Alford, Sir Walter Raleigh, Samuel Daniel, Charles Kingsley, Joseph Addison, Thomas Lovell Beddoes, John Keble ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Jo Wyatt, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

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Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets – England, The - The South West

Five poems each from poets born in the English South West

by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Isaac Rosenberg, Thomas Hardy, Robert Southey, Ivor Gurney, Thomas Chatterton, Lady Mary Chudleigh, Henry Alford, Hannah More ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Planer ...

Unabridged

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets – Died Under 30, The

Five poems each from the best poets who sadly died under 30 years old

by John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Stephen Crane, Wilfred Owen, Christopher Marlowe, Emily Bronte, Guillaume Apollinaire, Isaac Rosenberg, Amy Levy, Phillis Wheatley ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Nigel Planer, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 22 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Fifty Shades of August

50 of the best poems about the month of August

by William Wordsworth, Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Nashe, Radclyffe Hall, Charlotte Mew, Isaac Rosenberg, Henry Baker, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Hafiz, Richard Le Gallienne, John Keats ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Shyama Perera ...

Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar brings summer to a close, at least on our calendars. Nature will continue with her wise and infinite ways regardless of our need to keep a count of where we expect her to be.Summer with its heat, its holidays has a lung-bursting capacity to energise our thoughts, our ambitions and our contentment.1 - Fifty Shades of August - An Introduction2 - Stanzas For ... Read more

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The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar brings summer to a close, at least on our calendars. Nature will continue with her wise and infinite ways regardless of our need to keep a count of where we expect her to be.Summer with its heat, its holidays has a lung-bursting capacity to energise our thoughts, our ambitions and our contentment.1 - Fifty Shades of August - An Introduction2 - Stanzas For
... Read more

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