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Poet: Philip Larkin
Poem: MCMXIV
Volume: The Whitsun Weddings
Year: Published/Written in 1960
Comment 5 of 5, added on November 8th, 2009 at 6:50 PM.
Even though i guess the men were a little stupid to just risk their lives and leave their families, I feel a little special and happy because these men and children risked their lives to give our country freedom and i am so grateful that there were - there are people like that in the world.
Bella from United Kingdom
Comment 4 of 5, added on November 1st, 2005 at 12:06 PM.
the reality of being written and published in 1960 is poignant in comparison to the vast majority of WWI poetry written in the trenches that include often graphic representations of the reality of warfare, an aspect that Larkin could not have fully related. this so called 'aftermath poem' deals with the effects of war and not with the actualities of war as exhibited by poets such as sassoon and owen.
Marv from United Kingdom
Comment 3 of 5, added on September 20th, 2005 at 1:13 PM.
The "dark clothed children" at face value, is only a reference to the fact that dye was not a very commonly used thing back in the early 1900s, if at all. In fact it was not until the 1940s that dye became a popular thing amongst clothing.
Nicole from United Kingdom
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Even though i guess the men were a little stupid to just risk their lives and leave their families, I feel a little special and happy because these men and children risked their lives to give our country freedom and i am so grateful that there were - there are people like that in the world.
Bella from United Kingdom