TWA Poet: Wilfred Owen

1893 - 1918

It’s the birthday of poet Wilfred Owen, born in Shropshire, England (1893). When he was young, his family was well-off, living in a house owned by his grandfather, a prominent citizen. But then his grandpa died, and it turned out that the old man was broke, and the family had to leave and move into working-class lodgings in an industrial town.

He started…