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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New edition edition (24 Nov 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1853264237
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853264238
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,227 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In his draft Preface, Wilfred Owen includes his well-known statement 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity'. All of his important poems were written in just over a year, and Dulce et Decorum Est, S.I.W., Futility and Anthem for Doomed Youth still have an astonishing power to move the reader. Owen pointed out that 'All a poet can do today is to warn. That is why all true Poets must be truthful'. His warning was based on his acute observation of the soldiers with whom he served on the Western Front, and his poems reflect the horror and the waste of the First World War. This volume contains all Owen's best-known poems, only four of which were published in his lifetime. He was killed a week before the Armistice in November 1918.

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5.0 out of 5 stars an important book to have for those who admire Owen's work, 29 Sep 2001
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I have found in this edition a number of poems which I failed to find in any other collection of his works.
Some of these poems included in this edition are less well known than "Strange Meeting" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth".
The introduction offered is enlightening and informative, which I found useful in my study of Owen's work.
Owen is by far one of the best poets of his time and of the 20th century, and this collection offers the best of his poetry. The collection is poignantly concluded with "Strange Meeting" which was his last work, the one he never lived to complete.
I recommend this collection to all those who admire his poems and/or have been seeking some of his rarer pieces.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and moving, 7 Nov 2009
A great collection of poems that resonate with the modern times. Very poignant.

My particular favorite is "Disabled" (although I quite like Dulce et Decorum Est), which tells of a man and his return from war, having been disabled. It describes life after, the differences to his life before and the reaction of others to him. I saw many similarities between this and the feelings described in the Kenny Rogers song Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town, where the main character is a veteran from the Vietnam War.
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