Laurence Binyon, Poet of the Great ... Nov 14, 2009
Only later were the poems of Wilfred Owen to completely overthrow both public masks and address a more universal audience. Owen s tenor of realistic pity set the tone for all subsequent war poetry. (Suite101.com)
Robert Fisk on writing from World War I Nov 11, 2009
" ... Thin white lines of smoke, like poplars in a row, stood out against the horizon and I saw the flash of every German gun. My companions said that if the shells had been coming our way they would have gone over our heads; the German troops, he explained, must have come on unknown to them in the night, and he added he did not think that either the Belgians, the British, or the French knew at all what they were up to. So far as I can discover, this passage is the first indication in prose... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Poet Paterson wins 10,000 prize Oct 8, 2009
The US-born writer beat John Donne, Benjamin Zephaniah, World War I poet Wilfred Owen and Philip Larkin to take the honour. Some 18,000 votes were cast in the poll, which is part of the BBC's Poetry Season. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
What does your bookcase say about you? Sep 26, 2009
My book cases contain a strange mixture including Enid Blyton (The Famous Five), Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, war poetry by Wilfred Owen -all reflecting different periods in my life. Reading a book, is for me the ultimate escapism-I love to immerse myself in another world. (BBC News -- UK)
They paid dearly for our freedom Jul 7, 2009
Nogales International Print Edition. Published Monday, July 6, 2009 2:58 PM MDT. (Nogales International, AZ)
Pro Secula Mori May 8, 2009
Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum Est. Filed under. (The American Conservative)
72nd Childrens Coronation: A Night of Romance Apr 4, 2009
Tom Sawyer is Dylan Craig Ritchie, son of Noel and Blake Thomas and the late Bryan Craig Ritchie and Becky Thatcher is Ashlyn Nicole Brown, daughter of Brent and Kellie Wempren; Ken is Seth Alexander Pope, son of Scott and Jennifer Pope and Barbie is Kylie Marie Nielsen, daughter of Kevin and Deona Nielsen; Minnie Mouse is Emma Lee Aurora Nehlig, daughter of Joe and Flame Nehlig; Snow White is Alexandria Grace Gill, daughter of Trey and Shelley Gill; Princess Aurora is Cali Marie Flocke,... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Tim Cook lands $25000 non-fiction award Feb 10, 2009
"It was those cemeteries - walking those cemeteries, walking by myself a lot of the time, looking at those gravestones, looking at the 18-year-old kids, or the 25-year-olds or the 55-year-olds, trying to understand what happened there." Later, in university, he was moved by the poetry - "those word pictures" - of such First World War writers as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. More Arts Stories. (Globe and Mail)
