Ozymandias
by P Shelley
Using the remains of the statue of Ozymandias ( a once powerful Pharaoh) Shelley explores the nature of human power
London by W. Blake
Blake walks the streets of London observing and commenting on the suffering he sees there
Extract from, The Prelude By W.Wordsworth
An Exploration of the power of nature on an individual
My Last Duchess by R. Browning
Through the voice of the Duke of Ferrara Browning explores personal power and control
The Charge of the Light Brigade by A. Lord Tennyson
Tennyson commemorated the bravery of soldiers going bravely into battle against the odds
Exposure by W. Owen
Examines the effects of the weather and living conditions on the soldiers in WW1
Storm on the Island by S. Heaney
Heaney explores the power of nature and severe weather on humans and the landscape
Bayonet Charge by T. Hughes
Another poem set in WW1 exploring what it is like a s a soldier involved in conflict
Remains by S. Armitage
Explores the traumatic after -effects on a soldier of the experience of war and conflict
Poppies by J Weir
Written from a parents perspective it explores the effect of conflict on those left at home while children go to war
War Photographer by C. A Duffy
Looks at how a photographer catalogues war with their pictures and the effect this has on them and the audience
Tissue by I Dharker
A complex poem that explores ideas about the power and fragility of tissue/paper/human skin which all could symbolise human power
The Emigree by C. Rumens
Explores the experience of a displaced person as a result of war
Checking Out Me History by J. Agard
Agard challenges the history taught which excludes black history. He offers an alternative history and heroes from his culture.
Kamikaze by B. Garland
A daughter re- tells the experience of her father ( a kamikaze pilot) who chose to return to his family only to be shunned by them.