1 Thomas was a Londoner, of Welsh stock, and a seasoned writer and reviewer. Wikipedia has a comprehensive biography.
http://exa.mn/1h
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Thomas_(poet)
2 The War Poetry Website contains resources on modern war poetry, as well as poems and resources about the war poets of the First World War.
http://exa.mn/1i
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/
3 The movie Regeneration (1997), directed by Gillies Mackinnon, dramatises some of the life of Wilfred Owen (above), another notable poet; this clip imagines the composition of "Dulce et Decorum est" . http://exa.mn/1j
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-x3Ls0zC4
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Saturday, August 13, 2011
