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• Poetry of World War I
• Erich Maria Remarque

World War I stimulated some of the greatest writing of the twentieth century. Not only did it produce a great outpouring of poetry during the course of the fighting, but it also spawned several war novels that now have a place among the great books of the world. Most of the "war poets," as they were known, came from England, which sent a great number of highly educated men into war with its volunteer army. Among the most famous of these poets are Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), and Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967). American poet Alan Seeger (1888–1916) also contributed an important volume of poetry about the war. Each of these...