Published on Modern American Poetry (http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org)


Wilfred Owen

Poet Description: 

Owen’s iconic war poems, composed in the year before he was killed in France, are in many ways the most influential to have come out of World War I.

Race/Ethnicity: 
Western European [1]
Picture: 
Wilfred Owen portrait
Gender: 
Male [2]
Sexuality: 
Straight [3]
First Name: 
Wilfred
Last Name: 
Owen
Birth & Death Dates: 
Saturday, March 18, 1893 to Monday, November 4, 1918
School of Poetry: 
World War I [4]
Birth Place: 
Oswestry
United Kingdom
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GB
Death Place: 
Sambre-Oise Canal
France
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FR
Group visibility: 
Private - accessible only to group members

Source URL: http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/poet/wilfred-owen

Links
[1] http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/category/race-ethnicity/western-european
[2] http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/category/gender/male
[3] http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/category/sexuality/straight
[4] http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/school-poetry/world-war-i
[5] http://maps.google.co.uk?q=%2C+Oswestry%2C+%2C+gb
[6] http://maps.google.fr/?q=%2C+%2C+%2C+fr