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I’ve always admired Wilfred Owen’s poetry and respected him as a man. Reading his poetry really brings to life what life was like during WW1. You get a first hand account of what was going on around him through his poetry. Not only that, you also get his thoughts on the war and the devastation that was happening. By reading his poems, you get an insight into WW1 and the terrible things that was happening.
Wilfred Owen was a British soldier and poet that served in WW1. He was killed in action in a battle to cross the Sambre-Oise canal at Ors on 4 November 1918. Owen is well-known for his poetry. He wrote many poems based on the war and what he witnessed around him. By reading his poems, you get an insight of what life was like and what Wilfred Owen witnessed. Wilfred was greatly influenced by a poet called Siegfried Sassoon, who was also his friend. He acquired a lot of knowledge from Sassoon, and his style of poetry is helped with advice from Sassoon. From reading Wilfred’s poetry, we get a vivid insight into his life in the trenches and how this affected him and the men around him. Sassoon and Owen were close friends and he seemed to have revolutionised the way Owen wrote his poems. Owen is regarded as one of the greatest war poets in history and has left a remarkable legacy. Amongst some of his greatest poems are Anthem of Doomed Youth, Arms and the Boy and Strange Meeting.
The sad thing is, when he died he was hardly known. It was really only after his death that he became well-known for his poetry. And 100 years later his name is resonates with people around the world for his poetry. There are numerous books you can buy today of his poetry. It is remarkable that after all these years, his poems are still being read today by people of all ages and walks of life. Personally, I am thankful that his legacy lives on and that his poems continue to inspire people, and that we are able to get a unique insight into what life was like for him during these terrible years.
So I am not familiar with the work. I hopped on the library site and reserved a book. I am looking forward to learning more.
I’m glad to hear it Bee. He did write some lovely poetry.
One of my favorite books is the poem John Brown’s Body by Stephen St. Vincent Benet. Thank you for teaching us about Wilfred Owen.
How strange that a poet should blossom in war
Thanks for sharing this, it is good to remember people like him who put his life on the line for Queen or King and country
That is sad to die before your writings are known.
Yes it is. He was such a talented poet.
I would like to be remembered as a person such as this.
Thank you for sharing. I love to write poetry and love to read it. I had never heard of this poet. I will look up his work.
Oh yes, he was a wonderful poet. I’m not very good at writing poems, but I do enjoy reading it.