City's Monument to the Fallen Inspires Poignant Remembrance Poem of War and Loss [Edition 2]

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The poignant figure on a military monument in Exeter has inspired a rehabilitation group member in the city to write a moving tribute to those killed in war.

Steve Gill wrote his poem, entitled Stone Bronze And Steel, after looking at the war memorial in Rougemont Park. At the time Steve was attending Stories Connect, a rehabilitation group which uses writing and photography as a way of helping vulnerable and troubled people to improve their lives.

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City's Monument to the Fallen Inspires Poignant Remembrance Poem of War and Loss [Edition 2]

The poem, which is reproduced in full below, describes through the voice of a First World War soldier, the experience of conflict.

Stories Connect uses litera...

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