Re-enactment to mark centenary of Great War poet Wilfred Owen
First World War poet Wilfred Owen’s first steps in Edinburgh will today be re-enacted to mark 100 years to the day since he arrived in the city.
Owen arrived from London by train on 26 June, 1917 after being sent to be treated for shellshock at Craiglockhart War Hospital.
It was there that he met anti- war poet Siegfried Sassoon, who would become a close friend and have a massive effect on his work.
The re-enactment event is due to take place at Waverley Station and along Princes Street this morning as part of a programme of events to commemorate the centenary. Peter Owen, nephew of Wilfred Owen, said: “Wilfred Owen’s poetry has influenced poets of all times and ages.”