Timeline

Lifetime: 1890 - 1937 Passed: ≈ 87 years ago

Title

Writer

Country/Nationality

Ivor Gurney

Books by Ivor Gurney

Severn and Somme Cover image

Severn and Somme

Poetry Non-Fiction War
Beauty Nature Loss Patriotism Landscape Poetry World war i Desolation War Poetry Trauma Somme Gloucestershire

Ivor Gurney's "Severn and Somme" is a collection of poems written during his service in the First World War. Gurney, a native of Gloucestershire, contrasts the stark, desolate landscapes of the Somme battlefields with the familiar beauty of the Sever...

War's Embers Cover image

War's Embers

Poetry War
War Loss Conflict England Emotion Memory Poetry Trauma Western Front Aftermath Mustard Gas

War's Embers is a collection of poems by English poet Ivor Gurney. The poems describe Gurney's experiences during the First World War, where he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack. The poems explore the emotional toll...