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 Poet (essay) The Poet (essay) "The Poet" is an essay by U.S. writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, written between 1841 and 1843 and published in his "" in 1844. It is not about "men of poetical talents, or of industry and skill in meter, but of the true poet." In the essay, Emerson expresses the need for the United States to have its own new and unique poet to write about the new country's virtues and vices: The final lines in the essay read as follows: The essay offers a profound look at the poem and its role in society. In a paragraph