The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon
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Siegfried Sassoon was one of the first to write poetry about the brutal reality of war, based on his real-life experiences in the trenches. He served in World War I on the Western Front and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery under fire. However, he later became a convicted pacifist, threw his Military Cross into the Mersey river, and continued to write and publish poems and political statements against the war. His poems capture the despair he felt towards the war overall, and he paints vivid word pictures that make the reader "pray you'll never know, the hell where youth and laughter go". (Summary by Elizabby)
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Chapters
Prelude: The Troops | 1:43 | Read by KHand |
Dreamers | 1:04 | Read by KHand |
The Redeemer | 2:49 | Read by asterix |
Trench Duty | 1:19 | Read by asterix |
Wirers | 1:30 | Read by asterix |
Break Of Day | 3:59 | Read by asterix |
A Working Party | 3:28 | Read by asterix |
Stand-To: Good Friday Morning | 1:07 | Read by asterix |
'In The Pink' | 1:32 | Read by asterix |
The Hero | 1:30 | Read by asterix |
Before The Battle | 1:06 | Read by asterix |
The Road | 1:36 | Read by asterix |
Two Hundred Years After | 1:16 | Read by asterix |
The Dream | 2:37 | Read by asterix |
At Carnoy | 1:02 | Read by asterix |
Battalion Relief | 2:04 | Read by asterix |
The Dug-Out | 0:55 | Read by asterix |
The Rear-Guard | 2:11 | Read by asterix |
I Stood With The Dead | 1:20 | Read by asterix |
Suicide In Trenches | 1:05 | Read by asterix |
Attack | 1:24 | Read by asterix |
Counter-Attack | 2:53 | Read by asterix |
The Effect | 1:49 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Remorse | 1:38 | Read by Mark Hissong |
In An Underground Dressing-Station | 1:08 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Died Of Wounds | 1:10 | Read by asterix |
'They' | 1:11 | Read by asterix |
Base Details | 0:59 | Read by asterix |
Lamentations | 1:10 | Read by Mark Hissong |
The General | 0:54 | Read by Mark Hissong |
How To Die | 1:14 | Read by asterix |
Editorial Impressions | 1:24 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Fight To A Finish | 1:14 | Read by asterix |
Atrocities | 1:15 | Read by Mark Hissong |
The Fathers | 1:09 | Read by Mark Hissong |
'Blighters' | 0:54 | Read by asterix |
Glory Of Women | 1:11 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Their Frailty | 1:06 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Does It Matter? | 1:10 | Read by asterix |
Survivors | 1:10 | Read by asterix |
Joy-Bells | 1:13 | Read by asterix |
Arms And The Man | 1:15 | Read by Mark Hissong |
When I'm Among A Blaze Of Lights | 1:08 | Read by Mark Hissong |
The Kiss | 1:03 | Read by asterix |
The Tombstone-Maker | 1:23 | Read by Mark Hissong |
The One-Legged Man | 1:14 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Return Of The Heroes | 1:18 | Read by Lucretia B. |
Twelve Months After | 1:35 | Read by carlacortes |
To Any Dead Officer | 3:07 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Sick Leave | 1:18 | Read by carlacortes |
Banishment | 1:12 | Read by Philip Panos |
Autumn | 0:53 | Read by Philip Panos |
Repression Of War Experience | 2:28 | Read by Philip Panos |
Together | 1:16 | Read by Mark Hissong |
The Hawthorn Tree | 0:58 | Read by asterix |
Concert Party | 2:00 | Read by Mark Hissong |
Night On The Convoy | 1:40 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
A Letter Home | 3:10 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
Reconciliation | 0:50 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
Memorial Tablet (Great War) | 1:01 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
The Death-Bed | 2:44 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
Aftermath | 2:02 | Read by carlacortes |
Song-Books Of The War | 1:37 | Read by Drew Johnson |
Everyone Sang | 1:05 | Read by Drew Johnson |
Reviews
HEARTBREAKING.
tripet
I HAVE LISTENED TO THESE AND REALLY FELT I WAS THERE, I HAVE LISTENED TO MANY WAR AUDIOBOOKS WRITTEN BY THOSE 'OVER THERE'. SO DESCRIPTIVE BUT VERY HEART RENDING. SO REAL, SO SAD.
Thought Provoking And Unafraid to Be Blunt
Chelsea R.H
nice. thought provoking poems that show the true brutality of war. unfortunately I didn't really like any of the narrators, however it is a worthwhile listen
Bundnik
Very good readings for the most part. The mix of accents has benefits and downsides. My thanks to all of them for contributing to this free resource!
Very Good
BBH
Shows the true heart felt pain of the man who saw it all. Excellently read, and a very enjoyable listen.