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World War I

The Permanence of the Young Men - by William Soutar

{ Poem }

No man outlives the grief of war
/ Though he outlive its wreck:
/ Upon the memory a scar
/ Through all his years will ache.
/
/ Hopes…

The country I come from - by Tom Bryan

{ Poem }

had brindled garter snakes
/ freight train steam
/ dimes flattened on railway tracks
/ a rusting 1936 Studebaker Sedan for a playground
/ three dappled Indian ponies…

London Scottish - by Mick Imlah

{ Poem }

April, the last full fixture of the spring:
/ ‘Feet, Scottish, feet!’ – they rucked the fear of God
/ Into Blackheath. Their club…

The Sniper - by W. D. Cocker

{ Poem }

Two hundred yards away he saw his head;
/ He raised his rifle, took quick aim and shot…

The Soldiers’ Cairn - by Mary Symon

{ Poem }

Gie me a hill wi’ the heather on’t,
/ An’ a reid sun drappin’ doon,
/ Or…

‘When you see millions of the mouthless dead’ - by Charles Hamilton Sorley

{ Poem }

When you see millions of the mouthless dead
/ Across your dreams in pale battalions go,
/ Say not soft things as…

‘All the Hills and Vales Along’ - by Charles Hamilton Sorley

{ Poem }

All the hills and vales along
/ Earth is bursting into song,
/ And the singers are the chaps
/ Who are going…

Hey, Jock, are ye Glad ye ‘Listed? - by Neil Munro

{ Poem }

Hey! Jock, are ye glad ye ‘listed?
/ O Jock, but ye’re far frae hame!
/ What d’ye think…

Fisher Jamie - by John Buchan

{ Poem }

Puir Jamie’s killed. A better lad
/ Ye wouldna find to busk a flee
/ Or burn a pule or…

Home Thoughts from Abroad - by John Buchan

{ Poem }

Aifter the war, says the papers, they’ll no be content at hame,
/ The lads that hae feucht wi’ death twae ‘ear…

The Great Ones - by John Buchan

{ Poem }

Ae morn aside the road frae Bray
/ I wrocht my squad to mend the track;
/ A feck o’…

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