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“The dead...are more real than the living because they are complete.”

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Siegfried Sassoon was an English poet known for his anti-war poetry. Born on September 8, 1886, and died on September 1, 1967, Sassoon's poetry is celebrated for its profound emotion and critical reflection on war. more

“Mythology is the study of whatever religious or heroic legends are so foreign to a student's experience that he cannot believe them to be true. . . . Myth has two main functions. The first is to answer the sort of awkward questions that children ask, such as: 'Who made the world? How will it end? Who was the first man? Where do souls go after death?'. . . . The second function of myth is to justify an existing social system and account for traditional rites and customs.”

“No poem is worth anything unless it starts from a poetic trance, out of which you can be wakened by interruption as from a dream. In fact, it is the same thing.”

Facts Dream Poetic Interruptions Trance

Book:Conversations with Robert Graves

Source: Conversations with Robert Graves

“Since the age of 15 poetry has been my ruling passion and I have never intentionally undertaken any task or formed any relationship that seemed inconsistent with poetic principles; which has sometimes won me the reputation of an eccentric.”

Has Beens Sometimes Age Passion Principles Tasks Reputation Poetic Ruling Eccentric Inconsistent Ruling Passion

Author:Robert Graves

“Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.”

Should Break Poet Masters Grammar English Grammar

Author:Robert Graves

“This book is not about heroes. English poetry is not yet fit to speak of them. Nor is it about deeds, or lands, nor anything about glory, honour, might, majesty, dominion, or power, except War. Above all I am not concerned with Poetry. My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.”

Book War Might Speak Land Subjects Hero Fit Glory Concerned Deeds Pity Poetry Is Honour Majesty Dominion English Poetry

Author:Wilfred Owen

“I dreamed kind Jesus fouled the big-gun gears; and caused a permanent stoppage in all bolts; and buckled with a smile Mausers and Colts; and rusted every bayonet with His tears.”

Kind Bigs Jesus Tears Gun Permanent Gears Bolts Bayonets Colts

Book:The Collected poems of Wilfred Owen

Source: The Collected poems of Wilfred Owen

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