WAR - Poems and One Speech

Sep 21, 2026

War collects eight poems and one speech by Harold Pinter, presenting a clear, uncompromising response to world events. The text emphasizes an economy of language that exposes the stark truth about war, avoiding “fudge” and compromise. Published in 2003 by Faber and Faber, it assembles works originally published in major outlets such as the Guardian, the Independent, the Spectator, the Daily Telegraph, the Socialist, and the Times Literary Supplement.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time43 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Meeting

After Lunch

God Bless America

The Bombs

Democracy

Weather Forecast

Turin Speech

American Football

Death

HAROLD PINTER # WAR Harold Pinter's response to worldevents is always pure and simple:hewrites with an economy that throwsthe stark light of truth onto anygiven subject.There is no fudge,nodallying,no compromise. The eight poems and one speechpublished here testify to the strengthand lucidity of his unwavering viewon war and provide a declarationfor humanity.UK fEs.00 RRP WAR WAR al2 1Pinte fffaber and faber First published in 2003by Faber and Faber Limited3 Queen Square London wCIN 3AU Typeset by Faber and FaberPrinted in England by Character Print and Design Ltd All rights reserved ◎Harold Pinter,2003 The right of Harold Pinter to be identified as authorof this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act I988 All rights whatsoever in this work,amateur or professional,are strictlyreserved.Applications for permission for any use whatsoever includingperformance rights must be made in advance,prior to any such proposed use,to Judy Daish Associates,2 St Charles Place,London WIO 6EG.No performance may be given unless a licence has first been obtained. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall notby way of trade or otherwise,be lent,resold,hired out orotherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consentin any form of binding or cover other than that in which itis published and without a similar condition including thiscondition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser A CIP record for this bookis available from the British Library ISBN O-57I-22I3I-9 2468109753 I Acknowledgements 'Meeting'first published in the Guardian,28 August 2002,copyright ◎2002,Harold Pinter;'After Lunch'first publishedin the Guardian,5 October 2002,copyright ◎2002,HaroldPinter;'God Bless America'first published in the Guardian,22 January 2003,copyright ◎2003,Harold Pinter;'TheBombs',first published in the Independent,I5 February 2003,copyright ◎2003,Harold Pinter;'Democracy'first publishedin the Spectator,I5 March 2003,copyright ◎2003,HaroldPinter;'Weather Forecast’,first published in the Guardian,20 March 2003,copyright ◎2003,Harold Pinter;TurinSpeech first published in the Daily Telegraph,II December2002,copyright ◎2002,Harold Pinter;'American Football'first published in the Socialist,I5-28 January I992,copyright◎I992,Harold Pinter;'Death'first published in the TimesLiterary Supplement,ro October I997,copyright ◎1997,Harold Pinter. Contents MeetingAugust 2002 After LunchSeptember 2002 God Bless AmericaJanuary 2003 The BombsFebruary 2003 DemocracyMarch 2003 Weather ForecastMarch 2003 Turin SpeechNovember 2002 American FootballAugust I99I Death

FAQs

What does the collection contain?

War presents eight poems and one speech by Harold Pinter.

What is the collection’s stated approach to writing about war?

It describes a pure, simple economy of writing that throws “stark light of truth” on any subject without compromise.

When were the poems and speech originally published?

The acknowledgements list first publication dates in 1992, 1997, and mainly from 2002–2003 across outlets including the Guardian and Independent.

Sep 21, 2026

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