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posted on 2024-04-25, 17:30 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

The final stanza probably reflects Edward Thomas' feelings after visiting his parents in London. Soon afterwards his mother had an eye operation. Written at a firing camp in Wiltshire to which Thomas had been moved. The manuscript is untitled and is labeled 'Dark is the forest and deep, and overhead' in Thomas 'Edward Thomas Collected Poems' and 'The Dark Forest by Longley 'Edward Thomas: The Annotated Collected Poems'.

History

Creator

Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)

Date

1st July 1916 - 10th July 1916

Contributor

Everett Sharp

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Copyright of The Bodleian Library, Oxford University / The Edward Thomas Literary Estate

Collection ID

MS Don d.28 f.59

Repository Name

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

Repository Address

Western Manuscripts Collections, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG, UK

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