Highlights of the First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Edward Thomas' War Diary
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Edward Thomas' War Diary
The final pages of the pocket book contain what is undoubtedly the last poem that Edward Thomas wrote. The poem shows a strong influence of Shakespeare's sonnets, for as his diary and letters show, he read Shakespeare regularly each night during the short time he was stationed in France.
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Highlights of the First World War Poetry Digital Archive
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