The War Poets at Craiglockhart 

Edinburgh Napier’s Craiglockhart Campus was formerly used as a Military Hospital for officers during the First World War.  It is here that Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met and wrote some of their most memorable poetry.Open to members of the public, the University’s War Poets Collection is a valuable archive of literature and memorabilia documenting a crucial period in world history.

The War Poets Collection was officially opened on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice (11th Novemember 1988).  At the same time, the War Poets Acquisition fund was launched to allow visitors and supporters to contribute towards extending the Collection and ensuring its ongoing conservation.

Why is there a need for such a project?

Fundraising target

The collection requires ongoing investment to fund conservation and development.  Since the launch of the War Poets Acquisition Fund in November 2005 contributions to the Fund have totalled almost £5,000.

Please consider making a donation

Each donation, however small, makes a direct impact on the project by contributing either towards the cost of a new book or to the ongoing conservation of the Collection.

Find out more about tax efficient giving and how you can make a donation.

For more information on the War Poets Collection, please visit their homepage http://www.napier.ac.uk/warpoets/