A community portal about Wilfred Owen with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC was an English poet and soldier, regarded by some as the leading poet of the First World War. His shocking...
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A community portal about Wilfred Owen with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC was an English poet and soldier, regarded by some as the leading poet of the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors of trench and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend Siegfried Sassoon and sat in stark contrast to both the public perception of war at the time, and to the patriotic verse written earlier by war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Some of his best-known works - most of which remained unpublished until after his death - include Dulce Et Decorum Est, Anthem for Doomed Youth, Futility, and Strange Meeting. His preface intended for a book of poems to be published in 1919 contains numerous well-known phrases, especially'War, and the pity of War', and'the Poetry is in the pity'.
RAY GARRETT, my grandfather, in his World War I uniform. My father, Ray Garrett, Jr., served in World War II. It is for those who have fought in wars, even led them, to tell us just how horrible they are. At Memorial Day, I think of the words of General Dwight David Eisenhower: "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." "There is no glory in battle worth the blood shed." "When people speak to you about a... Read Full Story
Today is the anniversary of the death of one of World War One's most famous poets. As we approach Armistice Day-there is a theme of Soldiers and writing... Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was born on March 18, 1893. He was on the Continent teaching until he visited a hospital for the wounded and then decided, in September, 1915, to return to England and enlist. "I came out in order to help these boys-- directly by leading them as well as an officer can; indirectly, by... Read Full Story
I want to share one of my favorite poets with all of you. I am not big on reading poetry, really, so there are a few select poets I’m crazy about. Wilfred Owen is one of those poets. He was an English soldier who served during World War I. During that era, most British soldiers had college educations. There was loads of propaganda about WWI. One common British WWI poster was the silhouette of a soldier, standing guard on a hilltop with the statement, “HALT! Who goes there? If you are a... Read Full Story
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas!7 Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone... Read Full Story
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