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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Powerful Historical Record in Poetic FormBy Lawrence G. FarlowI came across a poem by Owen, "Dulce et Decorum Est," and was so impressed by it that I looked up the author. I found he'd written many poems about the First World War - a war in which sadly he was killed just before its end. That led me to read this collection of his poetry.To be honest, I found some of his poems confusing or difficult to follow. However, others were powerful presentations of the horrors of war. More than a book of poetry, this is an historical record of the experiences of the young men of England in "The Great War". It's a view of the War you don't find in history books, which tend to focus on campaigns and battles and strategy without much insight into the personal lives and thoughts of those who experienced the War on the ground.Owen's poems are sobering reminders that behind the glory and weapons and strategies of war are individuals suffering and dying. One of the most powerful is "Disabled" about a young man who lies about his age to enlist in order to impress a girl and comes home legless and missing an arm. As with many of his poems, the enthusiasm and bravado of the enlistee is contrasted with the 'reality check' he receives when war is experienced. Real war, it turns out, is not what's portrayed on the enlistment poster.Another of the best is "The Parable Of The Old Man and The Young". Here Owen takes the story of Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac from Genesis chapter 22 and casts Abraham as the "Old Man" of Europe's leaders and Isaac as the "Young man" of her youth. Given the opportunity to stop the sacrifice of the young with a substitute of, not a ram, but their pride, they refuse to sacrifice their pride and stop the slaughter.I recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of the First World War or poetry in general. I warn you it's not an uplifting inspirational read but it is also not depressing and somber just to be so. It's an important historical record and carries within it an important reminder for all of us living this side of the "War to end all wars."1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Second Best Poet of World War I?By Don McDonaldI confess to being no expert on poetry. Wilfred Owen is billed as the best poet of WWI, and I really appreciated several of his poems, "Soldier's Dream" being one of the best, but I did not really understand the majority of his poems, due to century-old British references I did not understand, or analogies I could not follow.I personally recommend Siegfried Sassoon's poems to paint an exceptional picture of the war. Oddly enough, niether poet was included in the enormous "A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems, etc". I expect neither was politically correct at the time.I feel bad about criticizing this young poet, due likely to my own ignorance and lack of understanding, since he did not survive the war he documented. Like the hero of "All Quiet on the Western Front", he died one week before the Armistice.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Poetry to be savouredBy AlisonWilfred Owen is a wonderful poet who demonstrates a true mastery of the English language. He uses a rich and precise (and sometimes, to us, archaic) vocabulary and at least once in every poem presents a new and striking combination of words that creates a vivid image. Although written during WWI, the questions and problems Owen raises are, I believe, ones that we still must face in modern warfare. Owen writes excellent poetry, and good poetry like this should always be consumed like a good whiskey: swirled, sniffed, sipped, savoured and only then swallowed.This edition also includes a number of unfinished poems, which are wonderful to read as it provides a sense of his writing process.The one drawback with this the kindle edition is a flaw that appears to be common to many kindle poetry books. To best appreciate the layout of the poems, it is necessary to set the font size at its smallest setting. Further, the kindle edition does not provide page breaks between poems, so a poem may start with only a few lines (or maybe even only the title) at the bottom of a page.This is a must read (and re-read).

Seventeen iconic poems from World War One, including: Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Deorum Est"; "In Flanders Fields" by John McRae; "Counter Attack" by Siegfried Sassoon; Rupert Brook's "The Soldier"; and many more that bring the horrors of the Great War vividly to life through the eyes of those living them.

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