Tag Archives: Laurence Binyon

They Fell with Their Faces to the Foe

By Robin Bates | Published: April 24, 2022

Binyon’s “To the Fallen” is often cited at war memorials. It is only too applicable to those Ukrainians opposing the Russian invasion.

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Memorial Day: Anthem for Doomed Youth

By Robin Bates | Published: May 29, 2017

With Memorial Day, there is the danger that we will romanticize the deaths of the fallen rather than face up to the full tragedy. This tension can be seen in a number of World War I poems, some of which romanticize the fallen while others dwell on the absurdity of their deaths.

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