"When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead" by Charles Hamilton Sorley (poetry reading)

[MrOddlyPoetic]

Very good. Particularly the last few lines. Really makes the reader feel the power of death over life

[scifiwritir1]

Love this poem, as well.

[doubledouble70]

Battle of Loos saw the first use of gas. The London Regiment went to the front on Red London Buses. Thought I'd share what I know

[ZechsMerquise73]

What an amazing poem. And truer than most poets ever speak about death; well, he actually saw what he described.

[andycowley17]

My great uncle died at Loos on 13th October 1915 I am now looking to learn more. Will probably go there eventually.

[Heuri1]

@andycowley17 Was he a Fusilier by any chance?

I know there is a battlefield tour of Loos this year which is not as common a visit as say the Somme or Ypres.

I hope you do go some day.

[greyhoundfriend123]

That is really sad. And sadder still that I had not heard this before and most never will. Keep up the great work! Awesome voice.

[cocklesandmussels]

Another wasted life - one of so many duped into sacrificing themselves for a heartless ruling elite. Heroes - I wonder?

[PaleAfternoon]

Great reading. I love the last four lines.

[thallassocracy]

My second favourite of all English WWI poems (after WW Gibson's Mark Anderson).

Sorley captures the waste of it - the sheer pointlessness - in a way better-remembered poets rarely do.