{"product_id":"ww2-1941-pamphlet-dunkirk-poem-by-canadian-poet-e-j-pratt-1","title":"WW2 1941 pamphlet ‘Dunkirk’ poem by Canadian poet E.J. Pratt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoem published in the year following the miraculous rescue of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk France in 1940. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe English May was slipping into June\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith heralds that the spring had never known.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack cavalry were astride the air;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Down awoke to find their faces slashed;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere was blood on the hawthorn,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd song had died in the nightingales throats....\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover image of troops marching, plane flying overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Toronto by The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover chipped and toning around edges, front and back detached from interior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21.5 x 14 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin John Dove Pratt, FRSC CMG\u003c\/strong\u003e (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964), who published as E. J. Pratt, was \"the leading Canadian poet of his time.\" He was a Canadian poet from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. A three-time winner of the country's Governor General's Award for poetry, he has been called \"the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e...Sea poetry merges with war poetry in \u003cstrong\u003eDunkirk (1941)\u003c\/strong\u003e, which recounts the epic rescue of British forces while also emphasizing its democratic nature.... Language plays a pivotal role as Churchill's call inspires the miraculous deliverance...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff9900;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWIKIPEDIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52030265196790,"sku":"CA-5939","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_5032RSZ.jpg?v=1792869636","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/ww2-1941-pamphlet-dunkirk-poem-by-canadian-poet-e-j-pratt-1","provider":"Michael Shaw","version":"1.0","type":"link"}