News in the category General

Dannie Abse recipient of 2009 Wilfred Owen Poetry Award

22/09/2009

The recipient of the 2009 Wilfred Owen Poetry Award is Dr Dannie Abse. The presentation will take place on Saturday November 21st, immediately after the WOA AGM.

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Full length review of Songs of War now available

17/09/2009

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Is Wilfred Owen the nation's favourite poet?

19/08/2009

The BBC poetry site is running an online poll to find Britain's favourite poet, and Owen has been shortlisted.

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Siegfried Sassoon CD and booklet

12/08/2009

NOW AVAILABLE - CD of Siegfried Sassoon reading 15 of his poems, and a booklet containing Dennis Silk's 1998 talk "Siegfried Sassoon and The Great War: The Making of a War Poet".Click on the link above for more information.

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"The Real War Poets"

10/08/2009

Erica Wagner, writing in the Times last Saturday (8 August 2009), introduces an alternative collection of war poetry.

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