"The Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919" collection at the Library of Congress provides access to the newspaper distributed to military personnel during World War I. The news articles reveal what members of the American Expeditionary Force actually read about military battles and campaigns in the last year of "The Great War." This newspaper, written by servicemen for servicemen, was created to improve morale and generate unity within the American forces. It included news from the homefront, sports coverage, cartoons, and poetry. Poetry was part of "The Stars and Stripes" from its first issue. Through their poetry, soldiers commented on life in the trenches, homesickness, patriotism, and the camaraderie essential for wartime success. Reading their work more than a century later can help students understand the interests and concerns of American soldiers during wartime, and offer insights into activities that occupied soldiers' time abroad and how they responded to news from the homefront. In this article, the authors discuss how reading and analyzing poetry by World War I American soldiers can reveal a great deal about the life and observations of servicemen.