Modern War Poetry

Hard hitting war poetry by members of armed services in recent wars and civilians with special interest in war and peace.

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Anti-war poetry. Pro-war poetry.

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Poetry of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Falklands, Kosovo, Vietnam.

 

Information about modern books of war poems.

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On this page

Index to the sections of modern war poetry and a few modern war poets of special interest. 

A school in Yemen

Baghdad attacked

Index to Modern War Poetry on this site

(More to be transferred from previous Warpoetry.co.uk  website later 2019.)

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Click to access.

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Iraq War  -  An introduction

Iraq War Poems 1  -  poems from the start of the war

Iraq War Poems 2

Iraq War Poems 3

Iraq War Poems 4

Iraq War Poems 5

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War Poems 2006

War Poems 2007

War Poems 2008

War Poems 2009

War Poems 2010

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Afghanistan War Poems

Falklands War poems 1982

Kosovo War Poetry

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David Roberts war and peace poems

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The original War Poetry Website, researched and edited by David Roberts for nearly 20 years, 1999-2018 was number one in search results for "war poetry" for over 15 years. Re-written and re-designed 2019, it was launched 16 May 2019 at warpoetry.uk and replaces the original which used to be found at www.warpoetry.co.uk . Copyright 2020 David Roberts.