Soldier-poet

In most countries at war in 1914-1918, a phenomenon quickly appeared: soldier literature. Depending on the country, its writers were called écrivains combattants (France and Belgium), Frontdichter (Germany) or soldier-poet (United Kingdom). These names refer to writers who, having experienced the front, managed to weave this into literary works and organized themselves to form together an Association of Soldier-poets under the aegis of José Germain. This cultural phenomenon developed due to t..