<br>Tim Kendall has taught at the universities of Oxford, Newcastle, and Bristol before becoming Professor and Head of English at the University of Exeter. His publications for OUP include Modern English War Poetry and The Oxford Handbook of British and Irish War Poetry, and he is writing War Poetry: AVery Short Introduction. He is also co-editor of the forthcoming Complete Literary Works of Ivor Gurney.<br>
A superb, unbeatable collection Bel Mooney, Daily Mail The best poetry collection I read brilliantly edited, with illuminating notes. Jerard Bretts, the guardian This is a thoroughly well produced anthology of powerful and fascinating poems. Sheenagh Pugh This is much the best selection yet made ... Kendall selects brilliantly. Peter McDonald, Times Literary Supplement As a student-friendly definition of the Great War canon, and as a piece of meticulous scholarship, this one will be hard to beat. George Simmers, Great War Fiction This is a book worthy of any bookshelf. Evil Cyclist's Blog