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31 4-11 November 1918: Wilfred Owen and armistice Day in Memory and History In an early preface to his collected war poems, Wilfred Owen wrote of his work that "The subject of… Alex Nordlund
32 Wilfred Owen: The '60s Poet With the centenary of the first Armistice Day - and the centenary of Wilfred Owen's death a week… Harry Ricketts
33 Dulce et Decorum Est: Wilfred Owen’s Latin Wilfred Owen fought hard to learn Latin. He was acutely aware of the importance of the classical… Elizabeth Vandiver
34 At the Water’s Edge: Wilfred Owen and Water By the look of the photograph reproduced in Jon Stallworthy's biography, it was a fairly run-of-the… Gerald Dawe
35 Postcard from the Front Lines of Teaching "Dulce et Decorum Est" Wilfred Owen is the most famous of the World War One soldier-poets, and "Dulce et Decorum Est" is… Eleanor Mary Boudreau
36 SHEER: Setting Wilfred Owen to Music "I can find no word to qualify my experiences except the word SHEER... It passed the limits of my… Tim Watts
37 "Smile, Smile, Smile": Wilfred Owen and the Politicians Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag And smile, smile, smile... One of the most famous songs… Douglas Kerr
38 Wilfred Owen and the Modern Elegy Owen's elegies are characterised by his scepticism of the genre's consolatory power. Such wariness… Emma Suret
39 Reliving Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure' in Louis Simpson's World War II Poem 'The Battle' Wilfred Owen’s legacy is often characterized by hallmarks such as his use of pararhyme or half-… Michael Sarnowski
40 From Owen's Doomed Youth, to his doomed youth Lecture at the event 'Wilfred Owen: From Doomed Youth to the Battle of the Sambre'. Imperial War… Jean Moorcroft Wilson
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