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It seemed that out of the battle I escaped
Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped
Through granites which Titanic wars had groined.
Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned,
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A celbrated poem from the trenches of World War I. Owens is the premier war poet.
This eerie poem is included in Benjamin Britten's War Requiem as a duet for tenor and baritone and is, in my opinion, the defining moment of Britten's colossal masterpiece.
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7/25/2025 7:29:46 AM # 1.0.0
this poem is so powerful. definitely a favourite of mine.