Allan Turner and Stuart Lee - Poetry and War - Smith and Tolkien Conference - Session 3
To celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Tolkien’s death (1892-1973), a conference dedicated to his meaningful friendship with G.B. Smith, poet and alumnus of Corpus, who died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Session 3 9.15-9.45 Allan Turner, ‘GBS, Apprentice Poet of his Time’ 9.45-10.15 Stuart Lee, ‘Smith, Tolkien, and the Poetry of the First World War’ 10.15-10.45 Questions and discussion Full Programme: https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events-and-reunions/gb-smith-and-jrr-tolkien-meaningful-friendship
To celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Tolkien’s death (1892-1973), a conference dedicated to his meaningful friendship with G.B. Smith, poet and alumnus of Corpus, who died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Session 3 9.15-9.45 Allan Turner, ‘GBS, Apprentice Poet of his Time’ 9.45-10.15 Stuart Lee, ‘Smith, Tolkien, and the Poetry of the First World War’ 10.15-10.45 Questions and discussion Full Programme: https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events-and-reunions/gb-smith-and-jrr-tolkien-meaningful-friendship