Politics Dulce et Decorum Est Separating poetry from war politics Cathy Young | 2.11.2003 12:00 AM ...

The greatest example, as you probably already know, is “Dulce et Decorum est,” by Wilfred Owen. The best work of art from World War I, British poet and soldier Wilfred Owen reveals the darkness in ...

Editor's Note: In observance of Veterans Day, PennLive will annually reprint "Dulce et Decorum Est," by the English poet Wilfred Owen. It's still the single, strongest reminder of the folly of war ...

Every year, on Veterans Day, PennLive Opinion republishes one of the most powerful poems ever written about World War I: ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’ by the English trench poet, Wilfred Owen.

Owen is considered one of the greatest war poets, thanks in part to his moving poem Dulce et Decorum Est. The poem describes a gas attack in the trenches and pulsates with a sense of horror and ...