THE PITY OF WAR: English Poets of WWI

Kim Ryan November 27, 2015

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Destination:
Ypres, Belgium and Arras, France
Dates:

June 19–26, 2016 (7 nights)
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Readings:
Poems by Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Isaac Rosenberg, Vera Brittain, and others
Accommodations:
Novotel, Ypres and Hotel de l’Univers, Arras

Description/Itinerary:
As the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of WWI, journey with us to some of the most important towns and sites of the Western Front. From our bases in Ypres (Ieper) and Arras we will discover Flanders and Artois through the eyes and words of ...

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