The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
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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Chapitres
| Prelude: The Troops | 1:43 | Lu par KHand |
| Dreamers | 1:04 | Lu par KHand |
| The Redeemer | 2:49 | Lu par asterix |
| Trench Duty | 1:19 | Lu par asterix |
| Wirers | 1:30 | Lu par asterix |
| Break Of Day | 3:59 | Lu par asterix |
| A Working Party | 3:28 | Lu par asterix |
| Stand-To: Good Friday Morning | 1:07 | Lu par asterix |
| 'In The Pink' | 1:32 | Lu par asterix |
| The Hero | 1:30 | Lu par asterix |
| Before The Battle | 1:06 | Lu par asterix |
| The Road | 1:36 | Lu par asterix |
| Two Hundred Years After | 1:16 | Lu par asterix |
| The Dream | 2:37 | Lu par asterix |
| At Carnoy | 1:02 | Lu par asterix |
| Battalion Relief | 2:04 | Lu par asterix |
| The Dug-Out | 0:55 | Lu par asterix |
| The Rear-Guard | 2:11 | Lu par asterix |
| I Stood With The Dead | 1:20 | Lu par asterix |
| Suicide In Trenches | 1:05 | Lu par asterix |
| Attack | 1:24 | Lu par asterix |
| Counter-Attack | 2:53 | Lu par asterix |
| The Effect | 1:49 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Remorse | 1:38 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| In An Underground Dressing-Station | 1:08 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Died Of Wounds | 1:10 | Lu par asterix |
| 'They' | 1:11 | Lu par asterix |
| Base Details | 0:59 | Lu par asterix |
| Lamentations | 1:10 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| The General | 0:54 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| How To Die | 1:14 | Lu par asterix |
| Editorial Impressions | 1:24 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Fight To A Finish | 1:14 | Lu par asterix |
| Atrocities | 1:15 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| The Fathers | 1:09 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| 'Blighters' | 0:54 | Lu par asterix |
| Glory Of Women | 1:11 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Their Frailty | 1:06 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Does It Matter? | 1:10 | Lu par asterix |
| Survivors | 1:10 | Lu par asterix |
| Joy-Bells | 1:13 | Lu par asterix |
| Arms And The Man | 1:15 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| When I'm Among A Blaze Of Lights | 1:08 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| The Kiss | 1:03 | Lu par asterix |
| The Tombstone-Maker | 1:23 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| The One-Legged Man | 1:14 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Return Of The Heroes | 1:18 | Lu par Lucretia B. |
| Twelve Months After | 1:35 | Lu par carlacortes |
| To Any Dead Officer | 3:07 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Sick Leave | 1:18 | Lu par carlacortes |
| Banishment | 1:12 | Lu par Philip Panos |
| Autumn | 0:53 | Lu par Philip Panos |
| Repression Of War Experience | 2:28 | Lu par Philip Panos |
| Together | 1:16 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| The Hawthorn Tree | 0:58 | Lu par asterix |
| Concert Party | 2:00 | Lu par Mark Hissong |
| Night On The Convoy | 1:40 | Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| A Letter Home | 3:10 | Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| Reconciliation | 0:50 | Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| Memorial Tablet (Great War) | 1:01 | Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| The Death-Bed | 2:44 | Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| Aftermath | 2:02 | Lu par carlacortes |
| Song-Books Of The War | 1:37 | Lu par Drew Johnson |
| Everyone Sang | 1:05 | Lu par Drew Johnson |
Critiques
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.