Are nourished and invisibly repaired . . . In other words, some experience or vision, however fleetingly glimpsed, endures in memory as a redemptive and healing presence, to “renovate” and “repair” ...

Edward Thomas’s poems feature often in this space. Though they were written in the First World War period (he was killed at Arras in 1917) they mostly reflect his deep and inspirational response to ...

A picnic on the old station bench at Adlestrop, Glos, where Edward Thomas’s poem is etched onto a plaque Credit: Photo: Christopher Jones SIR – I felt sad to learn from your article on Adlestrop that ...

Yes, I remember Adlestrop – The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. These are the opening lines of one of the most evocative poems about ...

Britishness as a cultural identity has become surrounded by doubts and misgivings in recent years, partly because in a multicultural society it has begun to seem exclusive (to some), and it has been ...

The poet and essayist Edward Thomas’s well-loved poem was first published in the New Statesman in June 1917, shortly after his death at the Battle of Arras. By Edward Thomas Yes. I remember Adlestrop— ...

It was the afternoon of June 24, 1914, when the train carrying writer Edward Thomas drew up unwontedly at Adlestrop station. No one got on or off. The steam from the engine hissed. From the carriage ...

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