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Enheduanna was an ancient Sumerian priestess, the first scribe to write her poetry in the first person, from a part of the world now known as Iraq. Tennyson is often regarded as the chief representative of the British Victorian age in poetry. His famous "Charge of the Light Brigade" celebrates the bravery of British soldiers during the Crimean War. (Narration by Emily Warn and John Stallworthy.)
From the film "Voices in Wartime," West Point Superintendent and General William Lennox plus Army Lieutenant Paul Mysliwiec talk about how poetry can help soldiers understand the human experience and trauma of combat.
From the film "Voices in Wartime." Poets in World War 1, including Siegfried Sassoon, who served as a soldier in the British Army during the First World War. Known for his bravery in battle, he was a friend and mentor to fellow poet Wilfred Owen. (Narration: John Stallworthy, Todd Swift, Dominic ...
Story of the emblematic soldier poet and British Army officer during the First World War, killed in action a week before the Armistice in 1918.
From the film Voices in Wartime, a 2003 history of the global outcry of over 13,000 poets against the impending invasion of Iraq by the US, featuring Sam Hamill, Emily Warn, Todd Swift, and others.
Footage with commentary by Paul Mysliwiec, a US soldier; Todd Swift, a poet; and Craig White, a journalist. George W. Bush announces the invasion.