Behind Their Lines

Poetry of the Great War

Monday, January 8, 2018

At the Front

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German field hospital German writer Wilhelm Klemm, born in Leipzig in 1881, was trained as a physician.   In 1915, serving as a docto...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Red Christmas

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“On both sides in 1915 there would be more dead on any single day than yards gained in the entire year.   And there would be nearly fou...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Carols and Kings

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Two short Christmas poems from soldier poets killed in the First World War:                                                   B...
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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Resurrection

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"The Vision of the Crosses" by Rex Woods, 1935 Believe.  Believe that the war has purpose.  Believe that the fight is for a j...
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