Comments on: Poem #42: Anzac Cove

By: Trevor

Trevor — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:22:23 +0000

Thanks Carole,

I appreciate your kind words. It is pleasing that people find that this poem touches them in a significant way.

By: carole matson

carole matson — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:50:11 +0000

Thanks for writing these words most of us feel lots of these feelings but we can’t put these feelings into words thanks.

By: dona

dona — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:23:30 +0000

great poem. very inspiring `

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:10:40 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Brayden.

By: Brayden

Brayden — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:26:36 +0000

Lest We Forget

By: Lest we forget

Lest we forget — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:30:07 +0000

[...] I wrote a special tribute to the ANZACs a few years ago. It can be read here: Poem: Anzac Cove. [...]

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:50 +0000

Thanks Breeanna.

With writing poetry I usually try to draw on my own experiences. This usually will result in a more authentic piece of writing.

In this case I couldn’t do that because war is totally out of my experience. In this case I had to draw entirely in my imagination. I tried to understand what it would have been like to have actually been there. What was I seeing, feeling, hearing? What was my response to the ‘experience’. I tried to put myself right there in the action. If you look closely at the poem again I have written it in the third person (‘they’) and this has removed me – the writer – a distance from the action. Your reaction is therefore interesting and what I had hoped for. It would have been an even stronger reaction I think if I had used the first person (‘I’ , ‘me’ , ‘my’) making it more personal.

By: Breeanna

Breeanna — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:58:56 +0000

that is a really emotional poem. can you please give me a few tips on how to right an emotional war poem. i have gotten so many emotional feelings throught that one poem. great work.

By: ANZAC DAY

ANZAC DAY — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:28:59 +0000

[...] For my special tribute please go to my writing blog. [...]

By: Rain at Last

Rain at Last — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:16:08 +0000

[...] I don’t have a photo of the rain. Instead I’ve included a photo of two Rainbow Lorikeets. Special Note: Today is Australia’s most sacred non-religious day: ANZAC DAY. On this day we stop to remember those who served in war. Foor my special tribute, go to my writing blog. [...]