In the following excerpt, Raine discusses the life and work of David Gascoyne, contending that Gascoyne is a master poet who has achieved absolute imaginative truth in his work.

In the following excerpt, Salmon discusses the London literary milieu of the Apocalyptic Poets.

In the following excerpt, Salmon examines the work of James F. Hendry.

In the following excerpt, Raine discusses the work of Vernon Watkins, finding similarities in themes and styles with the works of William Blake and William Butler Yeats.

In the following excerpt, Fodaski examines George Barker's literary output, theorizing that much of his poetry inspired the Apocalyptic Poets.

In the following excerpt, Morgan differentiates the social activism of 1930s poetry with the poetry of the 1940s, which he perceives as more inclined to reflect current events than attempting to shape them.