Sonnet: To a Child
by Wilfred Owen
English poet. Now considered as one of the finest English 'war poets', he remained relatively unknown until an edition of his poems was published in 1931 with a Memoir in by Edmund Blunden. Previously his poetry had been collected and published in 1920 by Owen's friend, the poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Most of his work was produced between the years 1915 and 1918 and detailed his horrific experiences in the trenches during World War I. 'The Collected Poems' were published in 1963 and were chosen by the composer Britten for his 'War Requiem'.
Other 'war poets' include Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon.
Sonnet: To a Child
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Sweet is your antique body, not yet young; But soon your heart, hot-beating like a bird's, |