The Dead (poem) The Dead (poem) The Dead is the name of two poems by Rupert Brooke, parts III and IV of his collection "1914". Brooke wrote the five poems that were published in 1914 in the autumn after the outbreak of the First World War when he enlisted in the Royal Naval Division. Also in this collection is 'The Soldier', one of Brooke's most famous poems, though 'The Dead' (IV) was one of his personal favourites. The poems were published in New Numbers before being published in 1914. Brooke published five poems for this collection: I: 'Peace', II: 'Safety', III: 'The Dead',
The Human Abstract (poem) a revealing document for the study of Blake's two contrary states of the human soul.” The Human Abstract (poem) "The Human Abstract" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection "Songs of Experience" in 1794. The poem was originally drafted in Blake's notebook and was later revised for as part of publication in "Songs of Experience". Critics of the poem have noted it as demonstrative of Blake's metaphysical poetry and its emphasis on the tension between the human and the divine. The poem was engraved on a single plate as