▁as ▁is ▁the ▁art ▁gallery ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁at ▁Can ter bury . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Arts ▁in ▁London ▁st aged ▁an ▁annual ▁Herbert ▁Read ▁L ect ure , ▁which ▁included ▁well - known ▁speak ers ▁such ▁as ▁Sal man ▁R ush die . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Read ▁was ▁among ▁ 1 6 ▁Great ▁War ▁po ets ▁comm emor ated ▁on ▁a ▁sl ate ▁stone ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ' s ▁Po et ' s ▁Cor ner . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁fellow ▁Great ▁War ▁poet , ▁Wil fred ▁O wen . ▁It ▁reads : ▁" My ▁subject ▁is ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁pity ▁of ▁War . ▁The ▁Po etry ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁pity ." ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁reading ▁by ▁Read ▁last ing ▁seven ▁minutes ▁and ▁titled ▁The ▁Sur real ist ▁Object ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁audio book ▁CD ▁Sur real ism ▁Review ed , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁well - known ▁writer ▁P iers ▁Paul ▁Read , ▁the ▁BBC ▁document ary ▁mak er ▁John ▁Read , ▁and ▁the ▁art ▁historian ▁Ben ▁Read . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁works ▁' What ▁is ▁a ▁Po em ' ▁( 1 9 2 6 ) ▁' Ph ases ▁of ▁English ▁Po etry ' ▁(