Wilfred 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; 33:119–123.
Earlam, R. “Shell-shock: A history of the changing attitude to war neurosis.” BMJ (Clinical research ed.) vol. 316,7145 (1998): 1683A. doi:10.1136/bmj.316.7145.1683a
Hibberd, Dominic. “Wilfred Owen.” Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 2002.
Imperial War Museums. “British Field Service Postcard, First World War.” https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205131476
Jones, Edgar. “Shell Shocked.” American Psychological Association. Vol. 43, No. 6. June 2012. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/shell-shocked
Jones, Nigel. "Anthem for groomed youth: Wilfred Owen's troubling obsession." Spectator, vol. 336, no. 9880, 6 Jan. 2018, p. 12. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A524739265/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=62e62ece. Accessed 11 June 2025.
Lee, Stuart. “The Last Days of Wilfred Owen.” Oxford News Blog. 10/23/2018. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/arts-blog/last-days-wilfred-owen
Onion, Amanda. “Poet Wilfred Owen killed in action.” History.com. 1/30/2025. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-4/poet-wilfred-owen-killed-in-action
Poetry Foundation. “Wilfred Owen.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wilfred-owen
Stallworthy, Jon. "Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter (1893–1918), poet." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. September 01, 2017. Oxford University Press. Date of access 11 Jun. 2025, https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37828
Van Mierlo, Wim. “Wilfred Owen 100 years on: poet gave voice to a generation of doomed youth.” The Conversation. 11/4/2018. https://theconversation.com/wilfred-owen-100-years-on-poet-gave-voice-to-a-generation-of-doomed-youth-106014
Webb, Thomas E F. “'Dottyville'--Craiglockhart War Hospital and shell-shock treatment in the First World War.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine vol. 99,7 (2006): 342-6. doi:10.1177/014107680609900716
"Wilfred Owen." Poetry Criticism, edited by Michelle Lee, vol. 102, Gale, 2010. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CYPYNF967921623/LitRC?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=cb1d6e7f. Accessed 27 May 2025.
"Wilfred Owen." World War I Reference Library, edited by Sara Pendergast, et al., vol. 2: Biographies, UXL, 2002, pp. 111-117. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3411700047/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=c3bea6b3. Accessed 27 May 2025.

Wilfred Owen is considered one of the most important English-language poets of World War I. His work&nbsp; also part of a shift in how many British poets were writing about war.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Bonellie, Janet. &ldquo;A Portrait of Robert Ross.&rdquo; Canada&rsquo;s History. 6/12/2019. https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-culture-society/a-portrait-of-robert-ross</li>
<li>British Broadcasting Corporation. &ldquo;Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale.&rdquo; 2007.</li>
<li>Cannon, Jean. &ldquo;Censorship in Surprising Places: Uncovering the Letters of Wilfred Owen.&rdquo; Not Even Past. Ransom Center. 4/21/2014. https://notevenpast.org/censorship/</li>
<li>Crossman, AM. &ldquo;THE HYDRA, Captain AJ Brock and the Treatment of Shell-shocked in Edinburgh.&rdquo; J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2003; 33:119&ndash;123.</li>
<li>Earlam, R. &ldquo;Shell-shock: A history of the changing attitude to war neurosis.&rdquo; BMJ (Clinical research ed.) vol. 316,7145 (1998): 1683A. doi:10.1136/bmj.316.7145.1683a</li>
<li>Hibberd, Dominic. &ldquo;Wilfred Owen.&rdquo; Weidenfeld &amp; Nicholson. 2002.</li>
<li>Imperial War Museums. &ldquo;British Field Service Postcard, First World War.&rdquo; https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205131476</li>
<li>Jones, Edgar. &ldquo;Shell Shocked.&rdquo; American Psychological Association. Vol. 43, No. 6. June 2012. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/shell-shocked</li>
<li>Jones, Nigel. "Anthem for groomed youth: Wilfred Owen's troubling obsession." Spectator, vol. 336, no. 9880, 6 Jan. 2018, p. 12. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A524739265/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=62e62ece. Accessed 11 June 2025.</li>
<li>Lee, Stuart. &ldquo;The Last Days of Wilfred Owen.&rdquo; Oxford News Blog. 10/23/2018. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/arts-blog/last-days-wilfred-owen</li>
<li>Onion, Amanda. &ldquo;Poet Wilfred Owen killed in action.&rdquo; History.com. 1/30/2025. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-4/poet-wilfred-owen-killed-in-action</li>
<li>Poetry Foundation. &ldquo;Wilfred Owen.&rdquo; https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wilfred-owen</li>
<li>Stallworthy, Jon. "Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter (1893&ndash;1918), poet." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. September 01, 2017. Oxford University Press. Date of access 11 Jun. 2025, https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37828</li>
<li>Van Mierlo, Wim. &ldquo;Wilfred Owen 100 years on: poet gave voice to a generation of doomed youth.&rdquo; The Conversation. 11/4/2018. https://theconversation.com/wilfred-owen-100-years-on-poet-gave-voice-to-a-generation-of-doomed-youth-106014</li>
<li>Webb, Thomas E F. &ldquo;'Dottyville'--Craiglockhart War Hospital and shell-shock treatment in the First World War.&rdquo; Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine vol. 99,7 (2006): 342-6. doi:10.1177/014107680609900716</li>
<li>"Wilfred Owen." Poetry Criticism, edited by Michelle Lee, vol. 102, Gale, 2010. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CYPYNF967921623/LitRC?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-LitRC&amp;xid=cb1d6e7f. Accessed 27 May 2025.</li>
<li>"Wilfred Owen." World War I Reference Library, edited by Sara Pendergast, et al., vol. 2: Biographies, UXL, 2002, pp. 111-117. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3411700047/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=c3bea6b3. Accessed 27 May 2025.</li>
</ul>

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