Waters that no vessel ever sailed: an essay in a story and a work in progress concerning the death of Edward Thomas
Abstract
The poet Edward Thomas died in 1917 during the
Battle of Arras. While his life was minutely documented,
the way he died is open to question.
Novelist Kathy Page uses the available evidence
to construct several possible versions of the
poet’s last moments. What emotional necessities
have turned his death into a story and have kept
the poet alive in our imaginations?