<div>A host of poets put their experiences of World War I into verse, some writing to celebrate the outbreak of war and to rally the troops, others reporting the horrors and realities they found in combat. This CD marks the centenary of the War by telling its story in the words of poets young and old. Listeners will hear the early patriotic optimism of John Galsworthy and Robert Bridges, set out to war with Owen and Rupert Brooke, and learn of the premonitions in Britain from W. B. Yeats and Thomas Hardy.<BR> <BR> Read by British actor Rory Kinnear?famous for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and his roles in the recent James Bond films <I>Skyfall </i>and <I>Quantum of Solace?</i>these poems offer a uniquely compelling look back at the Great War, making this CD a wonderful collector’s item for historians and poets alike.</DIV>