War Poetry by Wilfred Owen

“All a poet can do today is warn. That is why the true poets must be truthful.”

Wilfred Owen was born in Oswestry on the 18th March 1893. He died aged only 25 years old having served on the Western Front during World War 1. His letters to his mother describe clearly the hell that was trench warfare, but it his poetry which evokes an even more horrific picture of the life and death of soldiers on the Front.
Poems such as The Send Off, Anthem for Doomed Youth, Futility, Dulce et Decorum Est, and Strange Meeting all show the tremendous mental and physical impact which the war had on both Owen and his comrades.
If you fancy attempting a Specialist Study essay which involves less reading but more in depth analysis then poetry such as Owen’s can offer such a challenge!