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Second World War poems

Second World War poems

Poetry War Fiction

Hugh Haughton

Authors: Hugh Haughton
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This book is a powerful anthology of poetry from the 1939-45 conflict. It includes verse written by servicemen who participated in the War -- Keith Douglas, Alun Lewis, Randall Jarrell -- as well as by survivors of the concentration camps like Primo Levi and Paul Celan. It also includes poetry by civilians in London, Warsaw, Moscow and New York, and by writers dealing with the terrifying legacy of the conflict and its aftermath.