Tag Archives: "Dulce et Decorum Est"

A War Hero Who Derided Memorials

By Robin Bates | Published: May 28, 2023

World War I poet Sassoon lambasts those who think that war memorials pay off the debt to those who gave their lives.

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Whitman’s Poem a Lesson for War Hawks

By Robin Bates | Published: April 9, 2015

In “The Wound-Binder,” Walt Whitman refuses to glorify war and only shows its bloody aftermath–a good thing to remember on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s final day.

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Poetry Changed during World War I

By Robin Bates | Published: August 5, 2014

The horrors of World War I created some great poetry. But not in its early days.

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Hagel: “No Glory, Only Suffering in War”

By Robin Bates | Published: February 4, 2013

Some of Chuck Hagel’s statements about war are reminiscent of the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen.

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Telling the Truth about War

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2009

As the president addressed the nation Tuesday night about his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, I found myself impressed with his seriousness and depressed over the situation. I know that he has no good options.  I can’t tell whether his decision is the right one. Literature, as I’ve periodically noted on this blog, […]

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