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The committee is honoured to announce that Owen Sheers has accepted the Wilfred Owen Poetry Award for 2018.
100 years on: what is war poetry good for? takes a look at the legacy and longevity of war poems written a century ago, as well as the writers of today's conflicts.
Taking place a hundred years after the death of the most famous poet of the First World War, the conference will provide the opportunity for delegates to explore the lasting impact of Wilfred Owen's work.
Owen lived in Birkenhead for many of his formative years. His experiences there shaped his later life and poetry. This year, we hope to commemorate and celebrate his life, as well as all of the fallen from Birkenhead, 100 years on.
On 4th November 2018, in the town of Münster, Germany, there will be a performance of three new settings of Wilfred Owen's poetry, with three matching settings of German texts from the same era.
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