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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Wilfred Owen, who wrote some of the best British poetry on World War I, composed nearly all of his poems in slightly over a year, from August 1917 to September 1918. In November 1918 he was killed in action at the age of 25, one week before the Armistice.
Jun 6, 2024 · Wilfred Owen (born March 18, 1893, Oswestry, Shropshire, England—killed November 4, 1918, France) was an English poet noted for his anger at the cruelty and waste of war and his pity for its victims.
Wilfred Owen was a poet who wrote about the horrors of war from his experience serving in the British Army during World War One. He loved writing from an...
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) - who was born in Oswestry on the Welsh borders, and brought up in Birkenhead and Shrewsbury - is widely recognised as one of the greatest voices of the First World War.
Jan 10, 2018 · Previously, we’ve selected ten of the best poems about the First World War; but of all the English poets to write about that conflict, one name towers above the rest: Wilfred Owen (1893-1918). Here’s our pick of Wilfred Owen’s ten best poems. 1. ‘ Futility ’.
Read a brief analysis of Wilfred Owen's life. Discover why his poems, including 'Dulce et Decorum Est' are some of the most poignant English poetry of World War One.
