Wilfred Owen is undoubtedly one of the best known and unique war poets of his time. Born and raised in Britain, Owen lived a relatively normal childhood. Owen joined the British Army when he turned nineteen. During the war Owen suffered gruesome and inhumane acts that completely changed his outlook on life. The war was the reason why Owen actually became a poet, because he protested against many situations that happened during the war. Owen had different opinions about the war, which is why he started creating poems to express his feelings and talk about what he believed. Since Owen was not a typical war soldier, all of his poems refer to how he is against war and how some actions in war are simply inhumane. Due to the fact that he protests against war and inhumane acts, Owen has received a saintly reputation as if he is a kind man and can do no harm to civilization; however Owen is also considered a criminal because he was homosexual. During World War I homosexuality was considered a crime and people were prosecuted. Of all Owens' opinions and beliefs, he couldn't win because he was always criticized and berated. Owen has always found himself in these situations, and that's the main reason he started writing. When Owen had different points of view he resorted to writing because that was his way of speaking up and being an advocate. Unfortunately Owen died at the age of twenty-five during the battle. Owen's death is extremely ironic because he died in a place that he was so against and was so influenced by. Wilfred Owen is a distinctive war poet who is viewed in various ways due to the different lifestyle he had in his short life. The uniqueness and saintly reputation that Owen carried with him is reflected in his poem on the d...... middle of paper ......red Owen New York: New Directions Publishing Corp., 1963Musil, Caryn McTighe . "Wilfred Owen and Abram." Women's Studies 13.1 (1986): 49-61. Rpt. in Criticism of Poetry. Ed. Carol T. Gaffke. vol. 19. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 1, 2011.Najarian, James. “‘Greater Love’: Wilfred Owen, Keats, and a Tradition of Desire.” Twentieth Century Literature 47.1 (Spring 2001): 20-38. Rpt. in Criticism of Poetry. Ed. Michelle Lee. vol. 102. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 1, 2011. Tomlinson, Alan. "Strange Encounter in a Strange Land: Wilfred Owen and Shelley." Studies in Romanticism 32.1 (Spring 1993): 75-95. Rpt. in Criticism of Poetry. Ed. Michelle Lee. vol. 102. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 1, 2011Ward, Candace British Poems of the First World War New York: Dover Publications, INC., 1997