Wilfred Owen the son of Tom and Susan Owen was born on March 18, 1893, in Oswetry, England. He was educated at the Birkenhead institute and at Shrewbury Technical School. At the age of 17, Owen began to show an interest in arts, and poetry. He worked as a pupil teacher at the Wyle Cop School while he was preparing for his exam to attend the University of London. After he failed the entrance exam he worked as an English teacher in the Berlitz School in Bordeaux.

Towards the end of 1914 and the beginning of 1915, Owen became aware of the rapid growth of the war, and he

With his nerves shattered from the sight of war, he was sent to the Craiglockhart War hospital near Edinburg, Scotland. While he was recovering at the hospital, Owen met a poet by the name of Siegfried Sassoon, who was also a patient. Sassoon and Owen both shared their thoughts about the war. They also showed an interest in each other's poetry. After reading each other's poetry, and discussing it, Sassoon helped revolutionized Owen's style. Sassoon suggested that Owen should write in a more direct style. With the help of Sassoon, Owen wrote a series of poems, including Anthem for Doomed Youth, Dulce et Decorum Est, and Strange Meeting in a couple of months.

During their stay at the hospital, Sassoon introduced Owen to H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett, who helped get Owen's poems published. Owen also met William Heinemann, and talked to him about getting a publication of a collection of his own poems.

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