Wilfred Gibson (1878-1962) "Back" They ask me where I've been, And what I've done and seen. But what can I reply Who knows, it wasn't I, But someone just like me, Who went across the sea And with my head and hands Killed men in foreign lands ... Though I must bear the blame, Because he bore my name. Use the preceding Poem to answer questions 1 Who most likely asks him "where he's been and what he's done?" A His fellow soldiers B his enemies C His family and friends back home D The leaders of Britain

The answer is letter C.

Wilfred Gibson is a poet born in Hexham, Northumberland. He left his birthplace when his mother died in 1914 and was successful in publishing poems in magazines since 1895. His collections of verse plays and dramatic poems were published by Samurai Press and later made a book entitled The Web of Life. Many of his poems were dedicated to his birthplace that talked about fishermen, industrial workers, and miners that often included rick folk-songs and local ballads of the North East.

He is one of the founders of the "Dymock poets," a community of writers who settled briefly before the outbreak of the war.