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Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was an English poet whose most famous works were inspired by his front-line experiences in France during World War I. His poetry highlighted the morbidity and absurdity of war, and, perhaps as a living echo to those themes, he was killed in action less than a week before the armistice that ended the war. Most of his poetry was published posthumously. He is considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Great War, and by some even as the greatest war poet of the English language.

Alex Wilson is a writer and stage/film actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He starred in the North American Premiere of Richard Taylor's musical Whistle Down the Wind and recently filmed The Third Cord with Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido. His animated comics-parody film All's Fair in Love and Police Actions was recently selected as an iFilm Pick. He is the founder of Telltale Weekly and Spoken Alexandria. See his website for more. [new windows, all].

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