WW1 talk: Wilfred Owen, war poet: A life in words and pictures

Learn about the life and poems of this famous First World War poet. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was one of the most important poets of World War One and scholars believe that had he lived he would have been one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century. Born in Oswestry he spent his childhood and youth in Birkenhead and Shrewbury and taught English with the Berlitz Language School in France just before the outbreak of World War One. He volunteered in the army in 1915, finally joining the Manchester Regiment, and was invalided home with shell-shock in 1917. He was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh where he met fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon who helped him with his writing. Having returned to the Front and won the Military Cross for bravery he was killed aged 25 while facing heavy German machine gun fire when trying to cross the Sambre Canal with his men. His death occurred on 4 November 1918, one week before the end of the war. This talk will look at Wilfred Owen's extraordinary life and his most important poems. This talk is also being held on Monday 10 November at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, 2.00pm.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Free

Website
www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/culture/whats-on/2014/06/world-war-one-talk-wilfred-owen-0

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//nw000138?id=EVENT490276