Armistice

A Laureate's Choice of Poems of War and Peace

Carol Ann Duffy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:3rd Oct '19

£8.99

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Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy chooses 100 poems to commemorate the Armistice of 1918, and themes of peace and truce more generally - now in paperback.

The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but 'the Great War' would not as hoped be 'the war to end all wars'.The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but 'the Great War' would not as hoped be 'the war to end all wars'. In this affecting selection, the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, guides us deep into the act and root of 'armistice': its stoppage or 'stand' of arms, its search for truce and ceasefire. In 100 poems, our most cherished poets of the Great War speak alongside those from other conflicts and cultures, so that we hear some of the lesser-heard voices of war, including wives, families, those left behind. These poems of war and peace memorialise the horror and the tragedy of conflict. At the same time, in armistice, they become a record of renewal and a testimony to hope.

ISBN: 9780571347087

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 12mm

Weight: 160g

192 pages

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