This poem was sent in reply to Sassoon's ""A Letter Home" (in "The Old Huntsman"(1917)) written to Graves in May 1916. See "Goodbye to All That" for the background to it's composition, during the Battle of the Somme.
Identifier
1121.jpg | RGBUFFF-12.jpgSubject
Imperial Forces | Somme | TrenchCreator
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)Date
Jul-16Date Created
01/07/1916Temporal Date
31/07/1916Spatial
UnknownSource
LeafMedium
PaperType
PoemContributor
Everett SharpRights
The Poetry Collection, The University at Buffalo / The Robert Graves Copyright TrustCollection ID
The Robert Graves Collection: MS 141 Box 85Repository Name
University Archives, University at BuffaloRepository Address
University Archives, University at Buffalo, 420 Cappen Hall, Buffalo, New York State, 14260-1674, USAPublisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
