Rupert Broke: A Poet of War

Rupert Brooke was an English poet who emerged on the scene at the time of World War I He was born in the year 1887 and he was associated with the group of poets known as the Georgian (1910-1936) poets because their poetry was distinctly traditionalistic in form and usually dealt with romantic themes. This wave of patriotism culminated with Brooke's completing his verse during World War I, wherein he joined the Royal Naval Division with the Western Front. His exposure in the trenches made him develop some insight regarding the sufferings of war, and most of his poems touch on death, loss, and patriotism.