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Poems by Wilfred Owen - In the Trenches
“Poems by Wilfred Owen - In the Trenches” is a 1920 collection of poetry by English poet and soldier Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC (1893–1918). A leading poet during the First World War, his work concentrated on life in the trenches and gas warfare. Some of his best-known works include: "Dulce et Decorum est", "Insensibility", "Spring Offensive", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", and "Strange Meeting". The poems include: “Strange Meeting”, “Greater Love”, “Apologia Pro Poemate Meo”, “The Show”, “Mental Cases”, “Parable Of The Old Men And The Young”, “Arms And The Boy”, “Anthem For Doomed Youth”, “The Send-Off”, “Insensibility”, “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, “The Sentry”, etc. A moving and stark representation of the horrors of life on the front lines not to be missed by fans and collectors of war poetry.
- GenresPoetry
52 pages, Paperback
Published May 29, 2020
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Wilfred Owen
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Wilfred Owen was a defining voice of British poetry during the First World War, renowned for his stark portrayals of trench warfare and gas attacks. Deeply influenced by Siegfried Sassoon, whom he met while recovering from shell shock, Owen’s work departed from the patriotic war verse of the time, instead conveying the brutal reality of combat and the suffering of soldiers. Among his best-known poems are Dulce et Decorum est, Anthem for Doomed Youth, and Strange Meeting—many of which were published only after his death.
Born in 1893 in Shropshire, Owen developed an early passion for poetry and religion, both of which would shape his artistic and moral worldview. He worked as a teacher and spent time in France before enlisting in the British Army in 1915. After a traumatic experience at the front, he was treated for shell shock at Craiglockhart War Hospital, where Sassoon’s mentorship helped refine his poetic voice.
Owen returned to active service in 1918, determined to bear witness to the horrors of war. He was killed in action just one week before the Armistice. Though only a few of his poems were published during his lifetime, his posthumous collections cemented his legacy as one of the greatest war poets in English literature. His work continues to be studied for its powerful combination of romantic lyricism and brutal realism, as well as its complex engagement with themes of faith, duty, and identity.
Wilfred Owen was a defining voice of British poetry during the First World War, renowned for his stark portrayals of trench warfare and gas attacks. Deeply influenced by Siegfried Sassoon, whom he met while recovering from shell shock, Owen’s work departed from the patriotic war verse of the time, instead conveying the brutal reality of combat and the suffering of soldiers. Among his best-known poems are Dulce et Decorum est, Anthem for Doomed Youth, and Strange Meeting—many of which were published only after his death.
Born in 1893 in Shropshire, Owen developed an early passion for poetry and religion, both of which would shape his artistic and moral worldview. He worked as a teacher and spent time in France before enlisting in the British Army in 1915. After a traumatic experience at the front, he was treated for shell shock at Craiglockhart War Hospital, where Sassoon’s mentorship helped refine his poetic voice.
Owen returned to active service in 1918, determined to bear witness to the horrors of war. He was killed in action just one week before the Armistice. Though only a few of his poems were published during his lifetime, his posthumous collections cemented his legacy as one of the greatest war poets in English literature. His work continues to be studied for its powerful combination of romantic lyricism and brutal realism, as well as its complex engagement with themes of faith, duty, and identity.
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January 12, 2022
aside from the beautiful writing this was so frightening and emotional. but no matter how immersive his writing is you always feel like an outsider to the experience. wilfred owen seems so possessive of his trauma- he forces us to see the horror of war, exposes the hypocrisy of the ‘Old Man’ i.e those in power, and makes you feel guilty about it all- but he’s relentless in his reminder that it is happening to him not you—- ‘these men are worth your tears you are not worth their merriment’.
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