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Sep 1, 1997 · Produced by Alan R. Light, Gary M. Johnson, and David Widger. Summary. "Poems by Wilfred Owen" is a collection of war poetry published posthumously in the early 20th century, encompassing the poignant and tragic themes surrounding World War I. Written mainly during Owen's time as a soldier, the poems delve deeply into the horrors of combat, the ...
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Dulce et Decorum Est. By Wilfred Owen. 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.
Exposure. By Wilfred Owen. Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us . . . Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent . . . Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient . . . Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous, But nothing happens. Watching, we hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire,
Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,—. The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes.
Jul 26, 2021 · Wilfred Owen was the greatest poet of the First World War, and his death in battle, a few days before Armistice, was a disastrous loss to English letters. This volume gathers together the poems for which he is best known, and which represent his most important contribution to poetry in the twentieth century.
Mar 8, 2012 · Item Size. 131.1M. LibriVox recording of Poems, by Wilfred Owen. Read by volunteer readers. A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leading poet of the First World War, known for his war poetry on the horrors of trench and gas warfare.
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May 9, 2024 · Item Size. 189998595. LibriVox recording of Poems, Version 2 by Wilfred Owen. Read in English by Alan Mapstone. The English poet Wilfred Owen was killed on 4th November 1918 just seven days before the Armistice which ended the First World War. This book, published in 1920 and edited by his friend Siegfried Sassoon, contains his best known poems.
