Woman Power (A P Herbert Poems)
They took the maid; they took the cook as well:Mamma said 'Splendid! Give the Germans——!The two small daughters did the ...
A P Herbert Poems on England (8 Poems)
Some Rump (A P Herbert Poems)
This ten-year Parliament that sprang, they say,From far-off causes and a different day,This jaded, old, unrepresenting 'rump',That has no destination ...
Coeur deLion (A P Herbert Poems)
I have been in France. There are some poplars still,And Norman spires unwounded on the hill:I saw the slaughtered cities ...
How Proud . . . ! (A P Herbert Poems)
(To the Luftwaffe)How proud you must be, boys, you who were Lords of the Air,Playing with fireworks, deep in a ...
The Wonder (A P Herbert Poems)
It is a wonder, this tough, tiny isle,With such a load of metal and of men,That she can sleep, that ...
Hitler’s Birthday (A P Herbert Poems)
There'll always be a HitlerBeside the silver SpreeIf Germans are such silly sheepAs Germans seem to be:There'll always be a ...
Signal To The Pacific (A P Herbert Poems)
Good luck, Illustrious, and all the Fleet!England expects the usual from you:And while the Brown Beast dies upon his feet,You'll ...
To A Cabinet Minister (A P Herbert Poems)
Good fortune, Sir. Your grip expands.Another nettle in your hands!May England, unlike other lands,Build solid castles on her Sandys.November 26, ...