The War Poems of Wilfred Owen - Edited by Jon Stallworthy | WWI Poetry Collection for Literature Students & History Enthusiasts

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 In this special edition of War Poems written by Wilfred Owen, collected, edited and introduced by Professor Jon Stallworthy, we read a shattering, truthful and indelible record of a soldier's experience of the First World War. 

Wilfred Owen was killed just days before the Armistice in 1918 and to commemorate the truth and terrible beauty of his poetry this book has been published. Through his words he reminds us never to forget.

'Orpheus, the pagan saint of poets, went through hell and came back singing. In twentieth-century mythology, the singer wears a steel helmet and makes his descent "down some profound dull tunnel" in the stinking mud of the Western Front. For most readers of English poetry, the face under that helmet is that of Wilfred Owen.' Professor Jon Stallworthy, from his Introduction.