Poets have always written about war, and now I find myself doing the same. It is not something I expected to be doing, yet nor can I ignore what is going on in the world either.

You will find some of my humble examples in my gallery here on Flickr.

Poets can say what we are all thinking where some people might be afraid to voice their opinions. Or they can just voice their despair. Some poets in the past had direct experience of being on the frontline, being injured or returning home for recovery only to be called up again.

Or they have watched and waited in a state of tension and anxiety until their loved ones are returned, as news from the war slowly trickled through. Until recently, news was not instant, loaded up on social media. There was a much longer wait of agonising internal anxiety, when a fatal telegram might then arrive with any hope dashed by its sparse words.

I have taken my inspiration for the poems I write from the poets of both of the World Wars, chiefly because I know them so well from studying them for my English Literature A level when I was younger.

And now, I find myself returning to them again, and it is an acute sadness to find that nothing has really changed. Their words are just as applicable to today as they were when they originally wrote them, and this is one of the reasons why I wanted to read them out loud. Classic poetry still has meaning for us, it still resonates.

I have also chosen this poem by Dylan Thomas as I felt it would be a good companion piece to my own work called the ‘Song of Sorrow’, in my gallery.

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Such scars from war, either physically or mentally are yet again dominating our history on this earth, and it is a desperate fact that many artworks will no doubt be written and created in the years to come, as a way of trying to make sense of humanity.

If you would like to see more of my work then have a look at my website at:

www.shelleyturnerpoetpix.com

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the house on the hill
is bigger on the inside
than on the outside

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This Italianate Church set in the beautiful countryside of East Sussex in the UK, has entranced me for much of my life. It is perhaps my most favourite place that I know.

Glynde Church has afforded me some beautiful experiences, and helped me in my spiritual life, and I would not be doing what I am now with my work, if it wasn’t for this church and the presence within.

If you would like to see more of my work, please have a look at my website at:

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Yeah, yeah! No doubt, no doubt, no doubt!

It's been a while. Need to take more of these more often.

For the 365 Days Project.

Taken and sent from my iPhone.

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Old Cottage, Charlton Road, Singleton, West Sussex.

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Yes, yes, of course… let me explain that one more time. Some days it seems like that is all that I seem to do!

Theme: Working Conditions
Year Sixteen Of My 365 Project

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