Prose & Poetry - The Muse in Arms - In Memoriam
First published in London in November 1917 and reprinted in February 1918 The Muse in Arms comprised, in the words of editor E. B. Osborne:
"A collection of war poems, for the most part written in the field of action, by seamen, soldiers, and flying men who are serving, or have served, in the Great War".
Of the book's total of 131 poems this category - In Memoriam - contains nine. Each can be accessed using the sidebar to the right. Each of the poems in In Memoriam memorialise aspects of the war, usually individuals.
Summarised below is a list of the poems available within this category:
- Robert Nichols - The Last Salute
- Victor Perowne - A Dirge
- Aubrey Herbert - R.B.
- Ivor Gurney - To Certain Comrades
- Dynely Hussey - Ode to a Young Man
- Robert Graves - Goliath and David
- Aubrey Herbert - To R- at Anzac
- William Grenfell - To John
- C.A.A. - To C.A.L.
A Greyback was a British Army shirt.
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