'Rain' by Edward Thomas for #WorldPoetryDay

Mar 21, 2014, 04:51 PM

#WW1Poetry Already an accomplished writer, Thomas turned to poetry only in 1914. In 1915, he enlisted in the British Army to fight in the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France.

Record YOUR favourite WW1 poem then tweet @dcms with the hashtag #ww1poetry http://blog.audioboo.fm/2014/03/21/record-a-poem-for-world-poetry-day/