Australian war artist George Washington Lambert wanted the fallen to be remembered as they were in life. In Gallipoli's waste land he found, springing out of the ground, the perfect symbols of youth and sacrifice, of death and renewal, of the squalor and the glory of war and the debt owed to nature
National Poetry Month is observed in April, honoring the beauty and significance of poetry for aspiring poets and literary fans. The Academy of American Poets founded this month-long celebration in 1996 to celebrate poetry’s enormous effect on our lives and society. National Poetry Month also honors poets with a lasting mark on literature. April provides.