Wilfred Owen Association
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The Wilfred Owen Association was formed in 1989 to commemorate the life and work of the renowned poet, who died in the final week of WWI.
https://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/
https://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/
25 April 1917, Owen wrote:
For twelve days I did not wash my face, nor take off my boots, nor sleep a deep sleep. For twelve days we lay in holes, where at any moment a shell might put us out [...] I was blown in the air right away from the bank... [1/2]
For twelve days I did not wash my face, nor take off my boots, nor sleep a deep sleep. For twelve days we lay in holes, where at any moment a shell might put us out [...] I was blown in the air right away from the bank... [1/2]
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
25 April 1917, Owen wrote:
For twelve days I did not wash my face, nor take off my boots, nor sleep a deep sleep. For twelve days we lay in holes, where at any moment a shell might put us out [...] I was blown in the air right away from the bank... [1/2]
For twelve days I did not wash my face, nor take off my boots, nor sleep a deep sleep. For twelve days we lay in holes, where at any moment a shell might put us out [...] I was blown in the air right away from the bank... [1/2]
On 25th April 1911, Wilfred Owen wrote to his mother:
'I long to tell you of my good fortune in discovering the house (of Keats)–I will only say now that I saw it, and gaped at it (regardless of people in the window who became quite alarmed, I fancy)–to my heart's content.'
'I long to tell you of my good fortune in discovering the house (of Keats)–I will only say now that I saw it, and gaped at it (regardless of people in the window who became quite alarmed, I fancy)–to my heart's content.'
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
On 25th April 1911, Wilfred Owen wrote to his mother:
'I long to tell you of my good fortune in discovering the house (of Keats)–I will only say now that I saw it, and gaped at it (regardless of people in the window who became quite alarmed, I fancy)–to my heart's content.'
'I long to tell you of my good fortune in discovering the house (of Keats)–I will only say now that I saw it, and gaped at it (regardless of people in the window who became quite alarmed, I fancy)–to my heart's content.'
You can now watch the recording of our 2025 birthday lecture, available on our YouTube channel. The lecture was delivered by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver on 'Wilfred Owen's Uriconium: the Site and the City' youtu.be/4a94RNjF6vY?...
The 2025 Wilfred Owen Birthday Lecture
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April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
You can now watch the recording of our 2025 birthday lecture, available on our YouTube channel. The lecture was delivered by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver on 'Wilfred Owen's Uriconium: the Site and the City' youtu.be/4a94RNjF6vY?...
There is still time to register for this event, online tomorrow evening.
The 2025 Wilfred Owen Birthday Lecture, delivered by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, will focus on Owen's interest in Roman material culture and the city of Uriconium, and will highlight the city's history and how it inspired Owen's poem, 'Uriconium: An Ode'.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There is still time to register for this event, online tomorrow evening.
The 2025 Wilfred Owen Birthday Lecture, delivered by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, will focus on Owen's interest in Roman material culture and the city of Uriconium, and will highlight the city's history and how it inspired Owen's poem, 'Uriconium: An Ode'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-w...
February 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The 2025 Wilfred Owen Birthday Lecture, delivered by Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, will focus on Owen's interest in Roman material culture and the city of Uriconium, and will highlight the city's history and how it inspired Owen's poem, 'Uriconium: An Ode'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-w...
18th February 1915, Owen wrote to his mother:
All winter, all last year and longer I have read no poetry, nor thought poetically (at least not by act of will) [..] thus I have sown my wild oats, that my harvest of poppies may be the more abundant.
All winter, all last year and longer I have read no poetry, nor thought poetically (at least not by act of will) [..] thus I have sown my wild oats, that my harvest of poppies may be the more abundant.
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
18th February 1915, Owen wrote to his mother:
All winter, all last year and longer I have read no poetry, nor thought poetically (at least not by act of will) [..] thus I have sown my wild oats, that my harvest of poppies may be the more abundant.
All winter, all last year and longer I have read no poetry, nor thought poetically (at least not by act of will) [..] thus I have sown my wild oats, that my harvest of poppies may be the more abundant.
"This afternoon is all blanketed in sea-fog, but it is not at all desolate but quite a cosy kind of fog. All the same Scarborough is a moribund place. I would rather the back of behind Edinburgh than all the Front of Scarboro'." - Wilfred Owen, 13th February 1918
February 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"This afternoon is all blanketed in sea-fog, but it is not at all desolate but quite a cosy kind of fog. All the same Scarborough is a moribund place. I would rather the back of behind Edinburgh than all the Front of Scarboro'." - Wilfred Owen, 13th February 1918
4th February 1917, Owen wrote:
'I have no mind to describe all the horrors of this last Tour. But it was almost wusser than the first, because in this place my Platoon had no Dug-Outs, but had to lie in the snow under the deadly wind [...] only one of my party actually froze to death.'
'I have no mind to describe all the horrors of this last Tour. But it was almost wusser than the first, because in this place my Platoon had no Dug-Outs, but had to lie in the snow under the deadly wind [...] only one of my party actually froze to death.'
February 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
4th February 1917, Owen wrote:
'I have no mind to describe all the horrors of this last Tour. But it was almost wusser than the first, because in this place my Platoon had no Dug-Outs, but had to lie in the snow under the deadly wind [...] only one of my party actually froze to death.'
'I have no mind to describe all the horrors of this last Tour. But it was almost wusser than the first, because in this place my Platoon had no Dug-Outs, but had to lie in the snow under the deadly wind [...] only one of my party actually froze to death.'
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We're delighted to announce that this year's ROYS conference will be held at Scarborough Library, on Friday 6th June 2025.
We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇
We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇
February 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We're delighted to announce that this year's ROYS conference will be held at Scarborough Library, on Friday 6th June 2025.
We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇
We're seeking papers on any element of Yorkshire's past for the conference, now in its fourth year. Our full call for papers can be found below 👇
The Wilfred Owen Festival will be taking place from 15th - 23rd March 2025, a celebration taking place in his birthplace of Oswestry. You can find out more at: www.wilfredowenfestival.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Wilfred Owen Festival will be taking place from 15th - 23rd March 2025, a celebration taking place in his birthplace of Oswestry. You can find out more at: www.wilfredowenfestival.co.uk