Poems


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(4.7 stars; 7 reviews)

A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leading poet of the First World War, known for his war poetry on the horrors of trench and gas warfare. It stood in stark contrast to both the public perception of war at the time, and to the confidently patriotic verse written earlier by war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Only five of Owen's poems had been published before his death, one of which was in fragmentary form. Only one week before the end of the war, whilst attempting to traverse a canal, he was shot in the head and killed. (Summary modified from Wikipedia) (0 hr 56 min)

Chapitres

00 - Preface 1:50 Lu par David Richardson
01 - Strange Meeting 4:18 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
02 - Greater Love 1:39 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
03 - Apologia pro Poemate Meo 2:23 Lu par Phil Chenevert
04 - The Show 2:07 Lu par Winston Tharp
05 - Mental Cases 1:57 Lu par Snapdragon
06 - Parable of the Old Men and the Young 1:14 Lu par Snapdragon
07 - Arms and the Boy 0:52 Lu par Verity Kendall
08 - Anthem for Doomed Youth 1:22 Lu par Lucy Perry
09 - The Send-off 1:17 Lu par Winston Tharp
10 - Insensibility 2:58 Lu par Snapdragon
11 - Dulce et Decorum est 2:02 Lu par Phil Chenevert
12 - The Sentry 2:06 Lu par Winston Tharp
13 - The Dead-Beat 1:47 Lu par Martin Geeson
14 - Exposure 3:23 Lu par Chuck Williamson
15 - Spring Offensive 3:42 Lu par Ruth Golding
16 - The Chances 1:46 Lu par Martin Geeson
17 - S. I. W. 3:17 Lu par Martin Geeson
18 - Futility 1:24 Lu par Martin Geeson
19 - Smile, Smile, Smile 2:04 Lu par Chuck Williamson
20 - Conscious 1:21 Lu par David Richardson
21 - A Terre 4:04 Lu par Snapdragon
22 - Wild with all Regrets 2:38 Lu par Snapdragon
23 - Disabled 3:53 Lu par Chuck Williamson
24 - The End 1:23 Lu par David Richardson

Critiques

Owen's poetry -- well-read on the whole


(3.5 stars)

With a few exceptions, these poems -- all among the greatest lines ever scrawled during the Great War -- are read with all the solemnity, bitter humor and pity they deserve. I personally would've preferred more English readers, but the American readers generally do a better job than not.

Wilfred Owen's poems, wonderfully read.


(5 stars)

This Librivox offering deserves a huge audience, especially among the many young people who study these poems. Most of the readers give very fine renditions of these beautiful and terrible verses.