Victoria Gray

Victoria achieved an Honours degree in Language and Literature, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, and a Master's degree in International Education. She has over ten years of experience as a secondary English Teacher and thoroughly enjoys analyzing poetry.

Suicide in the Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon

‘Suicide in the Trenches’ is an incredibly tragic poem. Siegfried Sassoon explores the mental deterioration of a young soldier in the trenches of WW1 and his suicide.

Money by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin’s poem, ‘Money,’ is a powerful critique of the consumerist culture inherent in modern society through the personification of money itself.

Disabled by Wilfred Owen

A harrowing poem that was written by a WW1 veteran, Wilfred Owen describing the haunting loneliness of life as an injured post-war soldier.