Wilfred Owen (Poetry) (jan 1, 1893 – jan 1, 1918)
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Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon – were inspired to write about their experiences in the First World War.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
‘What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.’
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