Podcast:The Swiftie and The Scholar Published On: Thu Jun 25 2026 Description: In this episode, Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Great War from 2022’s Midnights. Uncle Jerry wrestles with the idea of using a horrific event as a metaphor, and he teaches all about the many floral symbols used throughout the poem.Works Cited:The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Edith Holden – Aff LinkThe Great War and Modern Memory – Paul Fussell – Aff LinkThe Strange Destiny of Rupert Brooke Hardcover – John LehmannSiegfried SassoonMemoirs of an Infantry Officer: The Memoirs of George Sherston – Siegfried Sassoon – Aff LinkGoodbye to All That – Robert Graves – Aff LinkAll Quiet on the Western Front (1930)War Poems – Wilfred Owen – Aff LinkDulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred OwenPoetry of the First World War: An Anthology – Tim Kendall – Aff LinkThe Soldier – Rupert BrookeIn Flanders Fields – John McCraeThe History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion – Buck Private McCollum – Aff LinkCrimson & Clover – Tommy James and the ShondellsThe Swiftie and The Scholar Grading MatrixFollow Us:PatreonYouTubeTikTokInstagramThreadsAngela’s InstagramUncle Jerry’s Instagram