Project Gutenberg 2020-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 136 Gurney, Ivor 1890 1937 19010171 Severn & Somme Severn and Somme Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Severn & Somme" by Ivor Gurney is a collection of poetry written during the early 20th century, specifically amidst the turmoil of World War I. As a soldier in the Gloucestershire Regiment, Gurney channels his experiences of war and longing for home, reflecting on themes of beauty, loss, and the impact of conflict on the human spirit. This poignant collection serves as both a tribute to his comrades and an exploration of the emotional landscape of a soldier's life during wartime. The poems in "Severn & Somme" are deeply personal, weaving together Gurney's memories of Gloucestershire's landscapes and his haunting experiences in the trenches. He grapples with the stark contrasts between the pastoral beauty of Severn and the grim realities of the battlefield at the Somme. Through various verses dedicated to friendship, nature, and reflections on death, Gurney encapsulates the pain and sorrow of war while celebrating the enduring connection to his homeland. The collection captures the essence of a soldier’s dual reality—fighting in the trenches while yearning for the beauty of home, evoking both the horrors of war and the solace found in nature and memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 110985 2025-06-25T08:55:14.793568 text/html 87118 2024-10-18T08:40:31 text/html 277546 2025-06-25T08:55:19.344641 application/epub+zip 276404 2025-06-25T08:55:15.840617 application/epub+zip 77686 2025-06-25T08:55:15.296551 application/epub+zip 352169 2025-06-25T08:55:21.734521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315657 2025-06-25T08:55:18.501517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117730 2022-09-28T19:37:37.081434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64437 2025-06-25T08:55:14.340567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44591 2024-10-18T08:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16430 2025-06-25T08:55:21.878507 application/rdf+xml 14870 2025-06-25T08:55:15.419531 image/jpeg 2533 2025-06-25T08:55:15.356564 image/jpeg 293658 2025-06-25T08:55:14.805628 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia