▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁cross es ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁The ▁Po ems ▁of ▁English ▁war ▁poet ▁Wil fred ▁O wen ' s ▁( kil led ▁in ▁action ▁ 1 9 1 8 ) ▁are ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁an ▁introduction ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Sieg fried ▁S ass oon ; ▁only ▁five ▁of ▁O wen ' s ▁vers es ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁thus ▁his ▁work ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁many ▁readers ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁po ems ▁" An th em ▁for ▁Do omed ▁Youth " ▁and ▁" D ul ce ▁et ▁Dec orum ▁est "; ▁the ▁latter ▁ 2 8 - line ▁poem ' s ▁hor r ifying ▁imag ery ▁makes ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁condem n ations ▁of ▁war ▁ever ▁written . ▁ ▁Ez ra ▁P ound ▁moves ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁moves ▁among ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁artists , ▁mus icians ▁and ▁writers ▁who ▁are ▁revolution ising ▁modern ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁D ial , ▁a ▁long standing ▁American ▁literary ▁magazine , ▁is ▁re - est ab lished ▁by ▁Sc of ield ▁Th ayer ; ▁the ▁publication ▁becomes ▁an ▁important ▁out let ▁for ▁Modern ist ▁po ets ▁and ▁writers ▁( until ▁ 1 9 2 9 ), ▁with ▁contrib utors ▁this ▁year ▁including ▁Sher wood ▁Anderson , ▁Dj una ▁Bar nes , ▁Kenneth ▁Bur ke , ▁Hart ▁C