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"-- the Rest is Silence." Lost Poets of the Great War
- An online resource on the poetry of World War I, with biographies, a time line, and bibliography.
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20th Century Poetry and War
- The Peace Pledge Union offers a selection of 30 poems written between 1914 and 1998, inspired by the wars of the 20th century; also includes an introduction and background resources.
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Anthem for Doomed Youth
- An exhibition in Brigham Young University which explored the writers and literature of The Great War, 1914-1918. Offers a substantial collection of articles, photographs, and a description of the stone in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey placed in memory of 16 Great War poets.
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First World War Poetry Digital Archive
- Online repository of over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research, covering major British poets from the first world war period.
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John Cornford and the Fight for the Spanish Republic
- George Galloway's tribute to an English poet and Communist, killed in the Spanish Civil War, now best known for his poem "The Last Mile to Huesca".
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Literary Ambulance Drivers
- A brief discussion of the many well known authors who were ambulance drivers during World War I.
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On the Mass Bombing of Iraq and Kuwait, commonly known as "The Gulf War"
- Scottish poet, Tom Leonard, offers his perspective on the events of 1991, with his "Shorter Catechism".
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Poems for the last of WWI
- Two poems to commemorate the deaths of the last two British survivors of World War, commissioned by the BBC from the National Poet of Wales and the Poet Laureate.
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Poetry and War - The Second World War (1938-1948)
- A study of English poetry written about and during the Second World War. Includes an anthology, brief profiles, a bibliography and filmography.
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Prose & Poetry
- A substantial resource on the poets and other writers of World War I, with a library of biographies and articles, and an online version of "The Muse in Arms", a collection of wartime poetry published in 1917.
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Soldier Poets
- A Channel 4 microsite about a programme broadcast in November 2003, exploring war poetry in World War II. Includes sections on Alun Lewis and Keith Douglas, background resources and analysis, and a collection of links.
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Thomas Hardy and the Boer War
- Provides a guide to the events that inspired Hardy's poem, Drummer Hodge; includes background on the war, contemporary media and politics, and an essay on Hardy's response, with the texts of several poems.
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War Poetry Imprint
- An anthology of poetry inspired by the poet's anger at the war in Iraq.
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War Poets and Poetry of Today and the First World War
- Provides a collection of contemporary war poetry by both soldiers and civilians, and resources on the poets of the First World War and their works.
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The War Poets Association
- Contains articles about and biographies of war poets, particularly of the First World War, Spanish Civil War, Second World War, and the conflict in Ireland. Also includes details of membership, and newsletters.
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The War Poets at Craiglockhart
- Documents the lives of the War Poets during their stay at Craiglockhart War Hospital, now a campus of Napier University in Edinburgh. Offers a history, description of therapies used, and a library of related articles.
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World War One Poets On The Battlefield
- Provides biographies of four war poets, with virtual tours illustrating their experience of World War I.
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