Edmund Blunden
Margi Blunden, daughter of Edmund Blunden, talks about her father and his work.
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The poetry of World War One has been some of the most important and influential work of the twentieth century. It has shaped our attitudes to war, and has remained ingrained in British cultu...
Margi Blunden, daughter of Edmund Blunden, talks about her father and his work.
Adrian Barlow looks at the impact of World War One poets in the years immediately following the War, in late 20s and early 30s, and as we em...
World War One was a conflict of empire, not of nation. In this lecture Dr Simon Featherstone looks at four distinctive poets who provide a v...
Meg Crane looks at the war poems of Siegfried Sassoon, framed by the first and last (non-war) poems of his literary career. Meg Crane is a t...
Professor Gerald Dawe relates the Irish poetry of World War One to the history of Ireland itself and explores why the first anthology of Iri...
Often overlooked, Dr Stuart Lee introduces David Jones and his seminal work 'In Parenthesis'.
Professor Jon Stallworthy, editor and biographer of Wilfred Owen, introduces one of the most notable poets of World War One.
Author and editor, Jean Liddiard, presents the life and work of Isaac Rosenberg.
Dr Philip Lancaster presents the life of literary musician Ivor Guney, and introduces some the key themes in his poetry. Philip Lancaster is...
In this short talk Dr Stuart Lee introduces some of the primary sources of World War One poetry: manuscripts. Visit Oxford's online First Wo...
What place do the poets and their work have in the historical analysis of the War? Dr Stuart Lee takes a look at the debate.
Dr Charles Mundye takes a look at how Robert Graves' experiences and feelings about War that influenced his poetic career. Dr Charles Mundye...
Dr Jane Potter looks at a range of women poets who wrote during, and in the years that followed, World War One. Dr Jane Potter's research an...
Dr Guy Cuthbertson takes an in-depth look at the poet Edward Thomas.
Dr Stuart Lee discusses the popular poetry of the War years and the formation of the canon in the years that followed.
Dr Stuart Lee gives a short introduction to the poetry movements that led up to the War.
Dr Alisa Miller looks at the popular poets in the early years of the War and the way that the press and publishing worlds created a commerci...
Dr Mark Rawlinson explores the relationship between War and War Poetry using Owen's famous 'Preface' as the starting point. Dr Mark Rawlinso...