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SELECTED POEMS Wilfred Owen 1893–1918

Wilfred Owen

1893–1918 · England · Modern

Owen was a soldier-poet of the First World War who wrote about its horror with unforgettable honesty. He died a week before the Armistice; his poems, published in 1920, changed how people wrote about war.

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Poems by Wilfred Owen

Public-domain poems, free to read and print.

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Are Wilfred Owen’s poems free to read?

Yes. Wilfred Owen’s poems are in the public domain, and you can read 2 of them here or as a flip book.

What are Wilfred Owen’s best-known works?

Poems (1920).

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