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Memorial. In 2007, Archie Weller published a poem titled the ‘Unknown Soldier’ (Weller 2007) which gives a name, voice, history and character to the soldier-larrikin and anti-hero whose bones lie there, effectively challenging former prime-minister Paul Keating’s eulogy which insists ‘We will never know
Aug 11, 2017 · These views were seen as abhorrent at the time and men would be imprisoned for refusing to go to war, as they were seen as shirking their duty. Clearly, Brooke’s poem ‘The Soldier’ could be seen to epitomise the commonly held belief that men should go to war and do their patriotic duty.
May 28, 2007 · THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. There’s a graveyard near the White House. Where the Unknown Soldier lies, And the flowers there are sprinkled. With the tears from mother’s eyes. I stood there not so long ago. With roses for the brave, And suddenly I heard a voice. Speak from out the grave: ‘I am the Unknown Soldier,’. The spirit voice began,
Oct 23, 2021 · The Unknown Soldier. There’s a graveyard near the White House. Where the Unknown Soldier lies, And the flowers there are sprinkled. With the tears from mother’s eyes. I stood there not so long ago. With roses for the brave, And suddenly I heard a voice. Speak from out the grave:
Through the voice of an unknown soldier, the poem critiques the inadequate support provided to ex-servicemen and questions the value of their sacrifices. It also highlights the profound emotional toll war takes on families and communities.
The Unknown Soldier: The Poetry of John Allan Wyeth I John Allan Wyeth is the missing figure in the American literature of World War I-a soldier poet still worth reading. Little known in his own lifetime, he has been utterly forgotten by posterity. Even scholars and historians of the period don't recog nize his name.
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'Archie Weller clearly shows himself as a poet for the underdog feeling a misfit at his boarding school and after leaving, immersing himself in Aboriginality absorbing the lifestyle and legends of a wide circle of Aboriginal friends from all walks of life. He explains his poems as important moments in his life.' (Source: Booktopia website)
