Musings :: Moments :: Memories
Wilfred Owen was a soldier in World War I. He was sent to Craiglockhart Hospital suffering from shellshock where he met fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon. While there, he wrote much of his poetry. He was sent back to the front in July 1918 and was killed in action on 4th November 1918, a week before… Continue reading Lest We Forget
I happen to be teaching World War I poetry at the moment so today has taken on even more significance for me than usual. Here are some of my favourite poems: ‘Suicide in the Trenches’ by Siegfried Sassoon I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the… Continue reading Lest We Forget
Notes From My Day 