The Dark Forest
Item
Title
The Dark Forest
See all items with this value
Creator
Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)
See all items with this value
Abstract
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'.
Date
1st July 1916 - 5th July 1916
Contributor
Everett Sharp and Kate Lindsay
