Marching-as seen from the left file

Item

Title

Marching-as seen from the left file

Identifier

1458.jpg
IRIWM_1_225.jpg

Creator

Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918)

Abstract

This is the first poem known to have been written by Isaac Rosenberg after his enlistment in October 1915." Beside the poem, turned 90 degrees, Rosenberg has written in pencil ""Pte. I Rosenberg / 24520 / A Coy 12th 5th Lancs / Alma Bks / Blackdown camp"" He forwarded a draft, now in the Berg Collection, to the poet Lascelles Abercrombie at the behest of Edward Marsh, editor of 'Georgian Poets', as well as to Sydney Schiff. The poem was eventually published in 'Moses', and Rosenberg sent a copy his friend John Rodker and to Ezra Pound; both then forwarded it to Harriet Monroe, editor of 'Poetry', who published 'Marching...' along with 'Break of Day in the Trenches' in 'Poetry' in Dec. 1916.

Date

10th December 1915 - 31st December 1915

Date Created

1915-12-10

Temporal Coverage

1915-12-31

Spatial Coverage

Bury St. Edmunds, England

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Typescript

Type

Poem

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Subject

Transport
Western Front