A programme of music, poetry and prose to reflect on war through the ages, introduced by Lucy Newlyn and performed by members of the College community at St Edmund Hall on 11 November 2013. It is dedicated to the memory of soldiers and civilians who have lost their lives in recent and current conflicts all over the world. More information about the various contributions, and copies of the readings, can be found on the Hall Writers' Forum (http://forum.seh.ox.ac.uk/). Introduction: Professor Lucy Newlyn (Fellow and Tutor in English at St Edmund Hall) The St Edmund Hall Choir - 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon, set to music by Richard Holdsworth (Aularian) Rev. Will Donaldson (Chaplain) - selected verses from the Book of Hebrews, Chapters 11 & 12 Charlotte Cooper (MCR President) - Charlemagne's lament, 'La Chanson de Roland' (laisses 208-210), with an English translation Dr Jenni Nuttall (Fellow) - Description of the Temple of Mars from Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Knight's Tale' Professor Lucy Newlyn (Fellow) - 'The Soldier's Death' by Anne Finch and 'Penelope' by Dorothy Parker Chris Watson (Director of Music) - 'Is my team ploughing?' from 'A Shropshire Lad' by A.E. Housman, set to music by George Butterworth Neil Nuttall (Retired Headmaster) 'Crickley Hill' and 'De Profundis' by Ivor Gurney Margery Infield (JCR President) - 'What does it matter?' by Siegfried Sassoon and 'Falling Leaves' by Margaret Postgate Cole Emma Chappell (MCR English) - 'Now to be Still and Rest' by P.H.B. Lyon Alice Jaffe (First Year English) - 'Shtiller Shtiller', a Yiddish melody by Alex Wolkoviski Aleks Cvetcovic (3rd Year English) - 'Naming of Parts' by Henry Reed Martin Slater (Emeritus Fellow) - Extract from Nicholas Monsarrat's novel, 'The Cruel Sea' Professor Neil Corcoran (Hall Writer) - A short talk about Bob Dylan's song, 'With God on our side' Justin Gosling (Former Principal) - 'Sand' by Alleyne Anderson and 'An Orphan: Two Poems' by Justin Gosling John O'Connor (Prior of Blackfriars) - 'Errislannan' by Tony Curtis, 'Because the World can do that to you' by Sarah Broom, and 'The Owl' and 'The Fallen Oak' by G. Pascoli (translated by Seamus Heaney) Jenny Lewis (Hall Writer) - Two poems from 'Taking Mesopotamia', a forthcoming collection by Jenny Lewis Dr Peter King (Lecturer in Philosophy) 'It can't be helped' by Peter King Stuart Estell (Hall Writer) - 'Where have all the flowers gone?' by Pete Seeger

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