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Isaac Rosenberg

Isaac Rosenberg, "Dead Man’s Dump"

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Dead Man’s Dump The plunging limbers over the shattered trackRacketed with their rusty freight,Stuck out like many crowns of thorns,And the rusty stakes like sceptres oldTo stay the flood of brutish menUpon our brothers dear. The wheels lurched over sprawled … Continue reading →

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Isaac Rosenberg, "Break of Day in the Trenches"

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Break of Day in the Trenches The darkness crumbles away.It is the same old druid Time as ever,Only a live thing leaps my hand,A queer sardonic rat,As I pull the parapet’s poppyTo stick behind my ear.Droll rat, they would shoot … Continue reading →

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