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Morbid Anatomy Library
Located in Brooklyn, this research library and private collection surveys the interstices of art and medicine, death and culture
Maps of War
Visual history of war, religion, and government
LibraryThing
On this website, you can catalog your books online and connect to other readers who share your interests
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Iowa State University maintains this website featuring definitions of over 30 early musical instruments, with illustrations and audio clips
Grammarist
Have you ever used the word “flaunt” when you meant “flout”?
Glossary Terms at the Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation provides this glossary of poetic terms, with links to examples by outstanding contemporary and classic poets
Glossary of Poetic Terms
From abcedarian to zeugma, this is one of the best poetry glossaries we’ve seen
WW2 People’s War
BBC-sponsored forum where users can read and contribute personal stories of their experiences in World War II, either battlefield or homefront
World War I Historical Association
This site is the portal for several related sites about the history and literature of World War I: the Great War Society, the Western Front Association USA, and the St. Mihiel Trip-Wire
Words of War: Comparing Veterans’ Experiences with War Poetry
This lesson plan module from The New York Times suggests readings and writing prompts to help students reflect on how war is portrayed in literature and in veterans’ first-person accounts
Winning Writers War Poetry Contest Winners
This contest sponsored by Winning Writers seeks the best unpublished poems on the theme of war
Why Are We In Iraq
Poetry website dedicated to giving the poets of the 21st century a place to speak out about a world consumed with war, peace, religious intolerance, military strategy, violence and hate
War Poets Association
The War Poets Association promotes interest in the work, life and historical context of poets whose subject is the experience of war, with particular interest in World Wars I and II, the Spanish Civil War, and the conflict in Northern Ireland
War Poets (Wikipedia)
Brief overview of the emergence and development of the contemporary war poetry genre, with links to information on major poets of World Wars I and II
War Poetry by David Ray
Mr. Ray was one of the founders of American Writers Against the Vietnam War in 1966
Vigil for Darfur
This moving poem by 17-year-old Sabina Carlson supports Amnesty International’s campaign for diplomatic and humanitarian aid to stop the genocidal civil war in Sudan’s Darfur region
Veterans History Project
Library of Congress site collects personal reminiscences from veterans of recent wars
Union Songs
This Australian website has collected over 600 labor union and political protest songs, from classics like “Bread and Roses” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” to contemporary offerings such as “After We Torture Our Prisoners”
Trenches on the Web
World War I reference site maintained by the Great War Society
They Remember War
Writecorner Press editor Robert B. Gentry interviewed residents of the Oak Hammock retirement community at the University of Florida in Gainesville who were veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
The War Poetry Website
British site features bios of leading WWI poets, links to anthologies, and well-crafted poetry about contemporary conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
The Punji Pit
Well-crafted poetry by Vietnam veteran John A. Moller recounts the experiences of the New Zealanders who fought in that war
Slate Article: ‘Poems of War’
Six leading writers and editors - Robert Pinsky, Alice Quinn, Judith Shulevitz, Dan Chiasson, Anthony Swofford, and Robert Fagles - discuss the poems that they turn to in times of war
Singing of War
War poetry scholar Peggy Rosenthal reviews two anthologies on the topic, and discusses the place of poetry in the curriculum of the famed West Point military academy, in this article from Christianity Today
Shards: Poems from the War
Contemporary war poetry selected by Eugene Volokh. Professor Volokh teaches law at UCLA. Submissions welcome - formal verse sought
Rupert Brooke
One of the great soldier-poets of World War I, Brooke was a romantic figure and socialist activist whose social circle included E.M. Forster, Henry James, Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group
Ross Gay: “Cousin Drowses on the Flight to Kuwait”
Listen to a podcast of the author reading this war poem at the Poets & Writers Magazine website
Raving Dove
Online literary journal dedicated to sharing thought-provoking writing, photography, and art that opposes the use of violence as conflict resolution, and embraces the intrinsic themes of peace and human rights
PoetrySuperHighway Holocaust Remembrance Day Issue
Powerful poems recall the Holocaust in words of grief, anger, love and truth
Poetry of Henry Reed
This website collects critical and biographical information for the poet, radio dramatist, and translator Henry Reed (1914-1986), best known for his antiwar poem ‘Naming of Parts’
Poet Ferlinghetti Chased Subs in WWII
San Francisco Chronicle article recounts the wartime experiences of famous Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his conversion to pacifist principles after viewing the devastation at Nagasaki
Poems About War (Academy of American Poets)
Brief overview of modern poets’ approach to the subject of war and its atrocities, with links to classic and contemporary authors
Online Poetry Classroom - The Literature of War
Introduces high school students to poetry through the theme of war. Harvey Starbuck of Olathe High School (Colorado) describes his course in detail and provides links to poems, lesson plans, teaching strategies and a webliography
Military Writers Society of America
Association of writers and artists who honor the military through their creative works
Military Experience and the Arts
This organization’s mission is to bridge the gap between military and civilian cultures through creative expression and scholarship
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (The)
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation sponsors several free awards for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by veterans and/or about Marine Corps history and life
Kseniya Simonova’s Sand Paintings
This unique and moving 8-minute video shows young Ukrainian artist Kseniya Simonova creating a sand painting that narrates the devastating impact of the Nazi invasion
Korean War Stories
Vivid personal anecdotes and poems based on the experiences of US veterans in the 143rd Field Artillery during the Korean War
John Amen: “Walking Unsure of Myself: Election Day, 2004”
Hallucinatory meditation on the political culture of wartime America, by John Amen, editor of the bimonthly journal The Pedestal Magazine
Ingrid Wendt: “The Unknown Good in Our Enemies”
This essay honoring the poet William Stafford reflects on how literature can foster mutual understanding and empathy in order to break the cycle of violence
Huffington Post: Beyond the Battlefield
This 10-part series from online newspaper The Huffington Post features real-life stories of the physical and emotional challenges, victories and setbacks that catastrophically wounded soldiers encounter after returning home
First World War Poetry Digital Archive
This British website features work by the major poets of WWI, plus contextual resources, online tutorials, podcasts, lesson plans, and more
Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory and War
Online slideshow of the World War I poet’s correspondence, drawings, and poems from the front, selected from the Cambridge University Library exhibit of his personal papers (open through December 23, 2010)
Curly-Headed Pussycat
Israeli poet Elisha Porat tells the story of two writers, one an angry young war veteran who hopes poetry will ease his traumatic memories, the other an sanguine older man who learns his own lesson about the fragility of youth and beauty
Consequence Magazine
Consequence is a Massachusetts-based literary magazine, published annually, focusing on the culture of war in America
COMBAT Magazine
The Literary Expression of Battlefield Touchstones
British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism, 1793-1815
By Betty T. Bennett
Bob Newman: “An Irish Lament”
Reflections on the conflict in Northern Ireland
The Poetry Kit
Links to poetry resources around the English-speaking world
Poets Who Blog
Resource and link exchange site for poet bloggers worldwide
