The Cruel Moon / Finland

Item

Title

The Cruel Moon / Finland

Identifier

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Creator

Graves, Robert (1895-1985)

Abstract

On 'Finland' Graves wrote 'It was mad in a poetry game I played with Sassons (Sassoon) once on that set subject. He wrote an extremely decorative sonnet which though most admirably tooled & finished had not the true spiritual feeling of my nonsense' (Graves to Marsh, 12 July 1917).

Date

Unknown

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Poem

Contributor

Everett Sharp

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Subject

Allied Forces
Somme
Western Front