Strange Meeting is a poem by Wilfred Owen, a British soldier and poet who wrote during World War I. The poem is set in a dream-like landscape, where the narrator meets a soldier from the opposing side. The two men talk about the horrors of war, and the soldier reveals that he was killed by the narrator in battle. The narrator is filled with remorse and regret, and the poem ends with the two men embracing in a strange, sorrowful embrace. The poem is a powerful meditation on the tragedy of war and the futility of violence.
By Wilfred Owen · First published 1918 · Genre: Poetry, War Literature, Romanticism