Alan Seeger: The Selected Poetry

di Alan Seeger (Autore)

Nathan Osgood (Narratore)

SNR Audio, 2025

'I have a rendezvous with Death / At midnight in some flaming town … It may be he shall take my hand / And lead me into his dark land.' This stunning collection of poetry features Alan Seeger's most notable works, illustrating his talent for vivid, lyrical verse and his deeply moving explorations of love, war and morality. Seeger, who enlisted in the French Foreign Legion in World War I, was renowned for his patriotic and idealistic war poems. His selected poetry features some of his most famous works such as 'I Have a Rendezvous with Death' and 'Do You Remember Once…'. Through poignant meditations on death and the fragility of life, Seegar affectingly captures the beauty of living, elegantly balancing it with the grim realities of war. His words are imbued with a youthful optimism, even in the darkest of experiences, appealing not only to individual struggle but a collective human spirit. Offering a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the hearts of a generation who endured the war, Seeger's poems soar with grace, courage and an unwavering sense of purpose. This audiobook edition is beautifully narrated by Nathan Osgood. Alan Seeger (1888 – 1916) was an American poet, best known for his writing during World War I. He fought and died in the Battle of the Somme at just twenty years old. Today, he is lauded for the poem 'I Have a Rendezvous with Death', which is regarded as an American war classic.

• Autore: Alan Seeger
• Narratore: Nathan Osgood
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 00:41:56
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: SNR Audio
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9781836770831