"Severn & Somme" is a collection of poems by the outstanding English poet Ivor Gurney, which depicts his impressions of participation in the First World War. The author raises the themes of military service, the loss of comrades and the search for a deeper meaning in the brutality of war. His poetry is imbued with military images, memories of the past and the pain of the lost. "Severn & Somme" is not only a touching collection of poems, but also a kind of literary monument to the tragedy of the First World War.