When we think of World War One we picture ... with such high zestTo children ardent for some desperate glory,The old Lie: Dulce et decorum estPro patria mori.” The poem ends with Owen’s ...

This clip is from the series WW1 A to Z ... Pupils could read more poems by Owen, Sassoon and other poets of the period. Encourage the children to compare these verses with the lyrics of popular ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds." ...