A Guide to a World War I Poem n.d. World War I, Poem, n.d. 10875-aj

A Guide to a World War I Poem n.d.

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875 -aj

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10875

-aj

Title

World War I Poem n.d.

Physical Characteristics

1 item

Language

English

Abstract

Typescript of a ribald poem mocking Kaiser Wilhelm by an unknown American soldier entitled, "If Poetry is the Essence of Thought."

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

World War I Peom, n.d., in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession # 10875 -aj, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The poem was given to the University of Virginia Library by Paul Collinge, Heartwood Books, Charlottesville, Virginia, through Matthew J. Bruccoli, on November 8, 1995.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of a undated typescript of a poem entitled "If Poetry is the Essence of Thought" by an unknown author, relating in graphic and vulgar language the emotions and thoughts of a World War I soldier.