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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAR VERSE (1914), by EZRA POUND Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O two-penny poets, be still--
Last Line: From leman and brialmont.
Subject(s): World War I; First World War
First Line: O two-penny poets, be still--
Last Line: From leman and brialmont.
Subject(s): World War I; First World War
O two-penny poets, be still! --
For you have nine years out of every ten
To go gunning for glory --
with pop-guns;
Be still, give the soldiers their turn,
And do not be trying to scrape your two-penny glory
From the ruins of Louvain,
And from the smouldering Liege,
From Leman and Brialmont.
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