Animals/Pets in WW1 Poetry

[Alfie]

Hi,

I am doing a dissertation on how animals (wild or 'domesticated') fit
it to discussions on how soldiers coped with life in the trenches
(both times of 'horror' and 'boredom').

Does anyone know of any poems that reference animals, or particularly,
the bond between soldier and animal? Anything at all!

Thanks a lot

[Meg Crane]

These three leap to mind - but as they're all very obvious, they've probably already leapt to your mind as well:

 

Herbert Asquith:     "After the Salvo" (rats and other wild life)

Geoffrey Dearmer:  "The Turkish Trench Dog"

Isaac Rosenberg:   "Break of Day in the Trenches" (the poet forms a beautiful relationship with a rat)

 

They're all online.

 

Meg

 

 

 

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[Alfie]

Hi Meg,

Thanks for those. My knowledge of WW1 poetry is quite poor so they
were great help! If anyone else has anymore suggestions, I'd love to
hear them.

Thank you

On Apr 2, 10:00 am, Meg Crane <megmcr...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> These three leap to mind - but as they're all very obvious, they've
> probably already leapt to your mind as well:
>
> Herbert Asquith:     "After the Salvo" (rats and other wild life)
> Geoffrey Dearmer:  "The Turkish Trench Dog"

> Isaac Rosenberg:   "Break of Day in the Trenches" *(the poet forms a
> beautiful relationship with a rat)*
> **

> They're all online.
>
> Meg

> **