Wilfred Owen: A Contentious Depiction Of War

Described by Dylan Thomas as “a poet of all times all places and all wars”. Wilfred Owens unique writing style used to express his contentious depiction of war led him to become one of the greatest war poets. Owen wrote poems on frhis personal experiences during the war and was heavily influenced by his friend and mentor Siegfried Sassoon a fellow war poet and soldier. Owens poems contested the public perception of war and changed how people viewed it. Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire in 1893, and at the outbreak of the war he was living in france as a Tutor in Maths and English. At first he did not rush to enlist before finally returning in 1915 to join the british forces. Early on he was diagnosed with shell shock following a traumatic
Wilfred Owens unique writing style used to express his contentious depiction of war led him to become one of the greatest war poets. Owen wrote poems on frhis personal experiences during the war and was heavily influenced by his friend and mentor Siegfried Sassoon a fellow war poet and soldier. Owens poems contested the public perception of war and changed how people viewed it. Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire in 1893, and at the outbreak of the war he was living in france as a Tutor in Maths and English. At first he did not rush to enlist before finally returning in 1915 to join the british forces. Early on he was diagnosed with shell shock following a traumatic experience. Consequently he was sent to the Craig Lockhart Hospital in Edinburgh where he met Siegfried Sassoon who encouraged him to write about his personal
Wilfred Owens unique writing style used to express his contentious depiction of war led him to become one of the greatest war poets. Owen wrote poems on frhis personal experiences during the war and was heavily influenced by his friend and mentor Siegfried Sassoon a fellow war poet and soldier. Owens poems contested the public perception of war and changed how people viewed it. Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire in 1893, and at the outbreak of the war he was living in france as a Tutor in Maths and English. At first he did not rush to enlist before finally returning in 1915 to join the british forces. Early on he was diagnosed with shell shock following a traumatic experience. Consequently he was sent to the Craig Lockhart Hospital in Edinburgh where he met Siegfried Sassoon who encouraged him to write about his personal experience Described by Dylan Thomas as “a poet of all times all places and all wars”. Wilfred Owens unique writing style used to express his contentious depiction of war led him to become one of the greatest war poets. Owen wrote poems on frhis personal experiences during the war and was heavily influenced by his friend and mentor Siegfried Sassoon a fellow war poet and soldier. Owens poems contested the public perception of war and changed how people viewed it. Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire in 1893, and at the outbreak of the war he was living in france as a Tutor in Maths