“The authentic British poetry of the second world war was not a poetry of protest, still less was it inspired by patriotic enthusiasm”

— Vernon Scannell

Introductory Essay 'Setting the Scene'
Not Without Glory, 1976

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "The authentic British poetry of the second world war was not a poetry of protest, still less was it inspired by patriot…" by Vernon Scannell?

Vernon Scannell 33

British boxer and poet 1922–2007

Vernon Scannell (1922–2007) British boxer and poet

Introductory Essay 'Setting the Scene'
Not Without Glory, 1976

“There is no true poetry unconcious inspiration.”

Edward Hirsch (1950)

How to Read a Poem And Fall in Love with Poetry (1998)

“Ther poetry of the second World War conveys the true feeling of those desolate and desperate days with an urgency and sense of truth that no other means of recording could emulate.”

Vernon Scannell (1922–2007) British boxer and poet

Not Without Glory, 1976

“Zeal is not of necessity religion, neither is it always of the same essence with poetry or patriotism.”

Herman Melville (1818–1891) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet

Supplement
Battle Pieces: And Aspects of the War (1860)

“Poetry is the work of the bard and of the people who inspire him.”

José Martí (1853–1895) Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader

Poesia (1891)

“There's real poetry in the real world. Science is the poetry of reality”

Richard Dawkins (1941) English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

The Enemies of Reason, "Slaves to Superstition" [1.01], 13 August 2007, timecode 00:38:16ff
The Enemies of Reason (August 2007)
Variant: Science is the poetry of reality.
Context: The word 'mundane' has come to mean boring and dull, and it really shouldn't. It should mean the opposite because it comes from the latin 'mundus', meaning the world, and the world is anything but dull; the world is wonderful. There's real poetry in the real world. Science is the poetry of reality.