<P> `` Dulce et Decorum est '' ( read here , on WikiSource ) is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I , and published posthumously in 1920 . The Latin title is taken from the Roman poet Horace and means `` it is sweet and honorable ... '' , followed by pro patria mori , which means `` to die for one 's country '' . One of Owen 's most renowned works , the poem is known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war . It was drafted at Craiglockhart in the first half of October 1917 and later revised , probably at Scarborough but possibly Ripon , between January and March 1918 . The earliest surviving manuscript is dated 8 October 1917 and addressed to his mother , Susan Owen , with the message `` Here is a gas poem done yesterday ( which is not private , but not final ) . '' </P>
<P> `` Dulce et Decorum est '' ( read here , on WikiSource ) is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I , and published posthumously in 1920 . The Latin title is taken from the Roman poet Horace and means `` it is sweet and honorable ... '' , followed by pro patria mori , which means `` to die for one 's country '' . One of Owen 's most renowned works , the poem is known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war . It was drafted at Craiglockhart in the first half of October 1917 and later revised , probably at Scarborough but possibly Ripon , between January and March 1918 . The earliest surviving manuscript is dated 8 October 1917 and addressed to his mother , Susan Owen , with the message `` Here is a gas poem done yesterday ( which is not private , but not final ) . '' </P>
who wrote dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
who wrote dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen