Poems for Company – October 23rd, 2023

“Civilians in the First World War”: All four poems on today’s episode focus on civilians in the First World War, particularly women: how were they affected?  Jessie Pope, “War Girls.”  Siegfried Sassoon, “Glory of Women.”  May Wedderburn Cannan, “Rouen.”  E. E. Cummings, “my sweet old etcetera.”  There are many fine anthologies that present poetry from...