Dulce et Decorum Est
grrlscientist | April 28, 2008tags: Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen, poetry, National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you'd like me to share, feel free to email it to me).
Today's poem was suggested by a reader, Mike, who writes "This has been one of my favorites for a long time. It reminds me that poetry need not be beautiful, nor speak of beautiful things to be meaningful. Indeed it is the very ugliness of this poem and the situation that sticks with me and makes it all the more poignant."
Dulce et Decorum Est…