Armistice

The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but ´the Great War´ would not as hoped be ´the war to end all wars´. In this affecting selection, the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, guides us deep into the act and root of ´armistice´: its stoppage or ´stand´ of arms, its search for truce and ceasefire. In 100 poems, our most cherished poets of the Great War speak alongside those from other conflicts and cultures, so that we hear some of the lesser-heard voices of war, including wives, families, those left behind.