The Poems of Wilfred Owen

De: Wilfred Owen

Narrado por: Greg Wagland

Poems was published in 1920. The poems of that work are included here and are as follows: Strange Meeting; Greater Love; Apologia pro Poemate Meo; The Show; Mental Cases; Parable of the Old Man and the Young; Arms and the Boy; Anthem for Doomed Youth; The Send-Off; Insensibility; Dulce et Decorum Est; The Sentry; The Dead-Beat; Exposure; Spring Offensive; The Chances; S.I.W.; Futility; Smile, Smile, Smile; Conscious; A Terre; Disabled. With warm thanks to the Trustees of The Owen Estate for permission to record the 1920 poems using the texts from the definitive work, Complete Poems and Fragments (1983) by Professor Jon Stallworthy. It is read by Greg Wagland.

©1983 The Owen Estate (P)2012 Magpie Audio

Review on The Pity of War

Friends, this book hit me in a place I’ve wrestled with for years… the pull between two very different views of glory. On one side, I remember the fire of youth: that restless hunger for honor, the drive to endure anything, to prove myself, to chase the battle and admire the fearless. On the other, I’ve met people who can’t stomach even the mention of violence, whose hearts turn away from it completely.

This book spoke into that first fire. It didn’t glorify recklessness, but it gave weight and meaning to the struggle, reminding me why the longing for courage still matters. As for the second perspective… those who recoil from conflict… that’s a bridge too far from my own shores for me to cross.

Even so, I came away enriched, reflective, and grateful I took the time to listen. I do recommend it.