Santa Filomena ,” which he wrote for The Atlantic ’s inaugural issue, in November 1857, attests to his lifelong belief in the ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists on the necessity of that faith, perhaps as a way of reassuring ...

Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier read her poem “135 Xs” and led a craft talk as part of the Pittsburgh Contemporary ...

Although Sassoon's poem, The Dug Out is justly famous, this poem about my grandfather's own experience, My Dug-Out, also paints a vivid picture of the misery of life in the trenches. In his war ...

Then, and only then, did I come close. SIMON:This poem is written through the experiences of a soldier called Eddie. A bullet had entered the side of his face. The bullet had ricocheted around ...