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War's Embers

by Ivor Gurney ...

A creeper-covered house, an orchard near; A farmyard with tall ricks upstanding clear In golden sunlight of a late September.——How little of a whole world to remember! How slight a thing to keep a spirit free! Within the house were books, A piano, dear to me, And round the house the rooks Haunted each tall elm tree; Each sunset crying, calling, clamouring aloud. And friends lived there of whom the ... Read more

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A creeper-covered house, an orchard near; A farmyard with tall ricks upstanding clear In golden sunlight of a late September.——How little of a whole world to remember! How slight a thing to keep a spirit free! Within the house were books, A piano, dear to me, And round the house the rooks Haunted each tall elm tree; Each sunset crying, calling, clamouring aloud. And friends lived there of whom the
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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 ...

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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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Severn and Somme

by Ivor Gurney ...

This book stands dedicated to one only of my friends, but there are many others to whom I would willingly dedicate singly and in state, if that did not mean the writing of forty books of verse and dedications—a terrible thing for all concerned. So that, under the single name and sign of homage and affection, I would desire such readers as come to me to add also: To my father and mother; F. W. ... Read more

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This book stands dedicated to one only of my friends, but there are many others to whom I would willingly dedicate singly and in state, if that did not mean the writing of forty books of verse and dedications—a terrible thing for all concerned. So that, under the single name and sign of homage and affection, I would desire such readers as come to me to add also: To my father and mother; F. W.
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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 ...

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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
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Ivor Gurney - A Poet A-Z

by Ivor Gurney ...

Ivor Bertie Gurney was born in Gloucester on 28th August 1890. A chorister at Gloucester cathedral Ivor began to compose music at 14 before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy Of Music in 1911. Noted for his enormous potential he was equally thought by many to be un-teachable. His studies were interrupted by World War I and his enlistment with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was wounded ... Read more

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Ivor Bertie Gurney was born in Gloucester on 28th August 1890. A chorister at Gloucester cathedral Ivor began to compose music at 14 before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy Of Music in 1911. Noted for his enormous potential he was equally thought by many to be un-teachable. His studies were interrupted by World War I and his enlistment with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was wounded
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Archipelago

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by Andrew McNellie, Norman Ackroyd, John Brannigan, Moya Cannon, Mark Cocker, Peter Davidson, Roger Deakin, Tim Dee, David Douglas, Douglas Dunn, Terry Eagleton, John Eifion Jones, John Elder, Rose Ferraby, Barbara Greg, Ivor Gurney, Alexandra Harris, Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill, Sally Huband, Roger Hutchinson, Mick Imlah, Kathleen Jamie, John Kerrigan, Philip Lancaster, David Lea, Angela Leighton, Gwyneth Lewis, Michael Longley, James Macdonald Lockhart, Robert Macfarlane, Angus Macmillan, Derek Mahon, Gail McNeillie, Sinéad Morrisey, Richard Murphy, Les Murray, Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Alice Oswald, Bernard O'Donoghue, Jem Poster, Angharad Price, John Purser, Alan Riach, Tim Robinson, Katherine Rundell, Richard Sharland, Jos Smith, Mary Wellesley ...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative ... Read more

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Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative
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Poetry of Ivor Gurney, The

by Ivor Gurney ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Jake Urry ...

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1 hour 3 min

Ivor Bertie Gurney was born in Gloucester on 28th August 1890. A chorister at Gloucester cathedral Ivor began to compose music at 14 before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in 1911. Noted for his enormous potential he was equally thought by many to be un-teachable.His studies were interrupted by World War I and his enlistment with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was wounded in ... Read more

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Ivor Bertie Gurney was born in Gloucester on 28th August 1890. A chorister at Gloucester cathedral Ivor began to compose music at 14 before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in 1911. Noted for his enormous potential he was equally thought by many to be un-teachable.His studies were interrupted by World War I and his enlistment with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was wounded in
... Read more
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Poets of the Early 20th Century, The - Volume 2

Find beauty and hope in a period ravaged worldwide by war

by Edna St Vincent Millay, Wilfred Owen, T S Eliot, Alan Seeger, Alun Lewis, Anna Akhmatova, Dorothy Parker, George Orwell, Ivor Gurney, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot.The World was more ... Read more

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In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot.The World was more
... Read more
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Poets & Their Afflictions – Tuberculosis

Poems by poets all linked by suffering similar ailments

by John Keats, Khalil Gibran, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Friedrich Schiller, Emily Bronte, D H Lawrence, Henry David Thoreau, Stephen Crane, Ivor Gurney, William Ernest Henley, William Ernest Henley0, Sidney Lanier1, George Orwell2, Katherine Mansfield3, Anne Bronte4 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley5, Ghizela Rowe6, Gideon Wagner7 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 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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Top 10 Poets, The - Georgian

Five poems each from some of the best Georgian era poets

by Wilfred Owen, A E Housman, Edward Thomas, D H Lawrence, Rupert Brooke, Charles Sorley, Ivor Gurney, James Elroy Flecker, G K Chesterton, Saki ...

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

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

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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 – 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

$21.99 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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