Feed The Beast

Mike KannerNovember 24, 2019

Feed The Beast written by: Mike Kanner @MDKanner   GALLIPOLI, 1915 Private Alexander saw movement to the observation post’s front. “Corporal, loo...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Kossover

Michael NattMarch 24, 2019

Kossover written by: Michael Natt   My maternal grandparents came from a small shtetl (village) outside of Warsaw, Poland named Kossover. The Jews in ...

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The Suffragettes

Hayley BurwoodFebruary 27, 2019

The Suffragettes written by: Hayley Burwood @Hayleyburwood2   In 1897 only men could vote this caused a stir Angry women didn't like it for sure th...

EnglishPoetrySpilled History1 min read

Valentines Day 1918

Steve GreenFebruary 14, 2019

Valentines Day 1918 written by: Steve Green @Word_Massager   We greet the dawn from our bed of mud in a nameless place that we must defend Blan...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Beneath French Farms

Nobby66December 4, 2018

Beneath French Farms written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s   Beneath French farms stiff oaks under blankets, grey unfold, reclaimed by old Madame, star...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Bleak Centenary

Ian FletcherNovember 11, 2018

Bleak Centenary written by: Ian Fletcher   In regiments of alphabetical lists, with initials left, surnames right, these carved names on cenotaphs ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

A Christmas Truce

William T FearbyDecember 24, 2017

a christmas truce written by:  William T Fearby   the lonesome wind blows through the land breathing new life the wintery chills cut through ...

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Lorena’s Last Lace

hedgehogSeptember 11, 2017

Lorena's Last Lace written by: hedgehog   Lorena sat content on her doorstep Happy and free as she looked all about Friends passed her by on their w...

EnglishPoetrySpilled History1 min read

The Soldier

SpillwordsJanuary 8, 2017

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke   IF I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shal...

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A Pause On Armistice Day

Ian ThompsonDecember 21, 2016

A pause on armistice day written by: Ian Thompson @stumpyian   As our thoughts wonder, With heroes that fell, And their families at home, With stori...

EnglishPoetry1 min read