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 Fly (poem) die", a conclusion to which Paul Miner comments: "Brain-death is real death". The Fly (poem) "The Fly" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection "Songs of Experience" in 1794. It was set to music in 1965 by Benjamin Britten as part of his song cycle "Songs and Proverbs of William Blake". Esperanza Spalding recorded this poem on her 2010 album Chamber Music Society. Blake printed the poem with the text set in the branches of trees, an image of a nurse and a toddler in the foreground, and a