1914 is a poem written by famed poet, Wilfred Owen, and was first published posthumously after his death in 1918.
The book follows the effects of war on the people and civilization as a whole. Owen uses the concept of Winter as a metaphor to reflect the loss of life and light in the world, due to the brutality of warfare. He then follows the poem with the concept that Germany came invading in like a tornado, destroying life as we knew it, and leaving only scraps behind, both physically and emotionally.
Owen often used his own experiences as soldier, as a way of expressing his emotions, through his poetry. His good friend and fellow poet, Siegfried Sassoon, used to write poetry to help them cope with the after effects of serving in the war. Indeed, instead of agreeing with the propaganda at the time which glorified the war, Owen was brutally honest in his stark depictions of the realities of war.
