post poem post poem written poet united_kingdom commissioned bbc mark deaths surviving british veterans world war broadcast programme today july date funeral poem named post british ceremonies remembering killed war makes explicit references poem world war happen time ran backwards killed war came life lives possibilities filled love work children talent english beer good food poem generally received commentator saying simply damn good poem rich imagery cinematic movement poignant ending said moving reversal history fine poem quoted saying wanted honour tradition poets soldiers commission appointed poet woman appointed post asked programme today write poem mark deaths poem read today july day funeral served founder member royal_air_force died july age patch surviving man fought trenches war died july age deaths left served royal_navy war lived australia death surviving british veteran said felt honour great tradition poets soldiers describing poem attempt healing world tribute blessing apology behalf poetry poets added thinking afghanistan trying new war poetry contemporary poets poem broadcast week published selection poems commissioned poets ongoing war afghanistan poem poem takes title british ceremonies remembering killed war post begins lines poem world war poet title owen poem line roman poet est pro sweet fitting die country phrase inscribed chapel door british military academy phrase referenced writes pro writer heaven said whilst poem denies death war sweet proper deny soldiers died country pro heart poem depicts events poetry tell backwards soldiers died war coming life lines lines british boys trenches poem thousands dead shaking dried mud hair home pictures happened died adding poet away pocket book smile literary editor times said poet refers poem owen number poets war wagner noted escaped death effect awful war reaction poem received generally favourable critical reaction wagner called moving reversal history fine poem latest noble line work world war kind salvation heaven said poignant beautiful tribute called uplifting poem noticed united_states writer new_yorker described strong bat said poem highlighted power shortcomings poetry writing imaginary impossible event writing writing american poet said poem surprising success adding accessible fitting tribute served world war simply damn good poem rich imagery cinematic movement poignant ending writer daily_telegraph took different view poem merits saying title falls short verse form open point
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