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Stuff You Missed in History ClassWilfred Owen, War PoetWilfred Owen is considered one of the most important English-language poets of World War I. His work also part of a shift in how many British poets were writing about war. Research: Bonellie, Janet. “A Portrait of Robert Ross.” Canada’s History. 6/12/2019. https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-culture-society/a-portrait-of-robert-ross British Broadcasting Corporation. “Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale.” 2007. Cannon, Jean. “Censorship in Surprising Places: Uncovering the Letters of Wilfred Owen.” Not Even Past. Ransom Center. 4/21/2014. https://notevenpast.org/censorship/ Crossman, AM. “THE HYDRA, Captain AJ Brock and the Treatment of Shell-shocked in Edinburgh.” J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2003; 33:119–...2025-07-0244 min
The Pointless CenturyWilfred Owen vs. Siegfried SassoonEpisode NotesS2 E7: Wilfred Owen vs. Siegfried Sassoon*TW: graphic descriptions of war incl. homicide, suicide, corpses, etc.Wilfred Owen – “Dulce et Decorum Est”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-estSiegfried Sassoon – “ ‘Blighters’ ”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57215/blightersWilfred Owen – “The Sentry”https://poets.org/poem/sentrySiegfried Sassoon – “Attack”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57323/attack-56d23aba391f5Siegfried Sassoon – “Counter-Attack”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57220/counter-attackWilfred Owen – “S.I.W.”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57346/s-i-wSiegfried Sassoon – “On Passing the New...2021-04-162h 17
Wolfson College PodcastsSpoken memoir of Professor Jon StallworthyA speech given by Sir Richard Sorabji at the launch party for the Jon Stallworthy Poetry Prize Campaign.2019-11-2121 min
Futility ClosetPoet Doppelgängers
In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll look at the strange phenomenon of poet doppelgängers -- at least five notable poets have been seen by witnesses when their physical bodies were elsewhere. We'll also share our readers' research on Cervino, the Matterhorn-climbing pussycat, and puzzle over why a man traveling internationally would not be asked for his passport.
Sources for our feature on poet doppelgängers:
John Oxenford, trans., The Autobiography of Wolfgang von Goethe, 1969.
G. Wilson Knight, Byron and Shakespeare, 2002.
Julian Marshall, The Life & Le...2015-03-3032 min
"British" World War One Poetry: An IntroductionWilfred OwenProfessor Jon Stallworthy, editor and biographer of Wilfred Owen, introduces one of the most notable poets of World War One.2014-09-2246 min
How to Discover Free Audiobook in Drama & Poetry, PoetryThe Poems of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Poems of Wilfred Owen
Author: Wilfred Owen
Narrator: Greg Wagland
Format: Unabridged
Length: 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-12-12
Publisher: Magpie Audio
Genres: Drama & Poetry, Poetry
Summary:
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...2012-07-1246 min
Public lecture podcastsTwo great war poets: Gurney and OwenJon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University, discuss the lives of Ivor Gurbey and Wilfred Owen.2011-11-181h 24
First World War Poetry Digital ArchiveTeaching WW1 Literature: Jon StallworthyJon Stallworthy 'War Poetry'. Jon Stallworthy 'War Poetry', part of the Teaching World War One Literature Conference, Oxford University, 12/11/07.2008-05-0626 min