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Poets and poetry

We’ll be adding more poets over time – if your favourite poet isn’t here let us know

Explore the works of the poets of the Second World War. Click each photograph to learn more about the poet.

  • Drummond Allison

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  • Louis Aragon

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  • Gwendolyn Brooks

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  • Jan Campert

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  • John Ciardi

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  • Timothy Corsellis

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  • Robert Desnos

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  • Keith Douglas

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  • Gunter Eich

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  • Ian Fletcher

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  • Nordahl Grieg

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  • Anthony Hecht

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  • Hamish Henderson

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  • John Jarmain

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  • Randall Jarrell

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  • Sidney Keyes

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  • Gertrud Kolmar

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  • Henry Lee

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  • Alun Lewis

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  • Henry Reed

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  • Alan Ross

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  • Karl Shapiro

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  • Louis Simpson

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  • Richard Spender

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  • Randall Swingler

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  • Frank Thompson

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