Dulce et decorum est

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, / Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, / Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs / And towards our distant

This poem. I love it. "Dulce Et Decorum Est" ('it is sweet and right'), 1917, by Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) ─ The poem is meant as a condemnation of war. In November 1918 Owen was killed in action at the age of twenty-five, one week before the Armistice.

Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" read by Ben WhishawMusic: Beethoven - Symphony no 7, 2nd movement (excerpt)From the album "Words for You" Photo: http:/...

'Dulce et Decorum Est' is a poem by the British poet Wilfred Owen, written during WW1 in 1917, at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh.

Full summary and analysis of Dulce Et Decorum Est. Owen fought on the frontline in WWI and wrote this poem from direct experience. This poem is a powerful, graphic message to all who think it is sweet and proper to die for one's country.

Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

An animated adaption of Wilfred Owen's harrowing poem 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', to mark the 100th year anniversary of the First World War.The original poem:Ben...

This is the most famous poem of the First World War. "Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori" means "It's sweet and fitting to die for one's country" In lati...

'dulce et decorum est' poem *Remembrance Day Nov. 11 - Lest We Forget-

From the poem of the same name by Wilfred OwenI wanted to bring to life the power of the poem. I wanted to show the brutality and futility of war. I hope I h...