The day began at 5.45am with a reading of Edward Thomas’s poem in Farming Today. Thomas started writing poetry shortly before he became a soldier in the First World War. He wrote Digging on 4th ...

this legendary poem embodies the spirit and tradition of Raider Nation, serving as the battle cry for the Silver and Black. "The Autumn Wind is a pirate.

The speaker addresses autumn directly and personifies it as a woman. The poem moves from the early stages of autumn to the coming of winter. It includes detailed descriptions of different aspects ...