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A partir d'aujourd'hui, mon livre sur la poésie de la Grande Guerre est disponible en version française sur www.amazon.fr ou sur mon blog!
Wilfred Owen Commemoration
98 years today, the soldier and poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action during the First World War as he tried to lead his men of the...
Chatham Memorial, Kent, UK
During a visit to my home county of Kent last year, I had the opportunity to visit the Chatham Naval Memorial, which commemorates 8,517...
The Ring of Remembrance
On 11th November 2014, President François Hollande of France inaugurated a new memorial to the fallen soldiers of the First World War in...
Known unto God
Whenever I visit war cemeteries in France and contemplate the rows upon rows of gravestones representing those young men cut down in...
Visit to Centrale Supélec
Spent a thoroughly enjoyable morning with Centrale Supélec students last Tuesday 20th January. Many thanks to English lecturer Divya...
The Christmas Truce by Carol Ann Duffy
As we approach Christmas, I am reminded that it is also the centenery of the famous Christmas truce that took place in 1914: an amazing...
Suicide in the Trenches--a poem by Siegfried Sassoon
Suicide in the Trenches Siegfried Sassoon I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the...
Conference at the Lycée des Nerviens in Bavay
Thank you to staff and pupils from the Lycée des Nerviens in Bavay for an interesting conference and question and answer session last...
Thank you Centrale Lille!
A big thank you to all the students and colleagues (past and present) who came to my conference today. I hope you enjoyed listening as...
