alt Hacker NewsI remember reading this as part of GCSE English, unfortunately the school system in the UK makes poetry dry and uninspiring. In terms of anti-war poems I prefer "The Box" by Kendrew Lascelles.
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richrichardsson • yesterday at 1:10 PM
Instantly took me back 35 years.
I wonder if you can age a person based on them knowing this and whatever the Siegfried Sassoon poem that was covered in order to demonstrate onomatopoeia? I suppose it would depend how long it was (or indeed if it still is) part of the curriculum.
miningape • yesterday at 9:52 AM
Same, although I actually remember enjoying this particular poem in class.
hkt • yesterday at 9:28 AM
I did it too and found it to be the same. It was years until I realised we had actually been doing rather good stuff.
Reading and reciting this poem and the works of Benjamin Zephaniah (particularly ‘dis poetry’) in gcse English convinced me that it wasn’t ‘lame’ and poetry can be inspiring