Tag Archives: Kate Clanchy

Poetry Month 2012. 30: War Poetry

I used to read a lot of war poetry. It was Siegfried Sassoon’s fault first of all:      Suicide in the Trenches      I knew a simple soldier boy      Who grinned at life in empty joy,      Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, … Continue reading

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Poetry Month

I learned via twitter that is is National Poetry Month. Of course like most things learned via twitter it is wise to check a little further. It is poetry month in the US, not here. However I’m celebrating anyway. So … Continue reading

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments