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Siegfried Sassoon was an English poet known for his anti-war poetry. Born on September 8, 1886, and died on September 1, 1967, Sassoon's poetry is celebrated for its profound emotion and critical reflection on war.

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Famous Siegfried Sassoon Quotes

“I have always been considerably addicted to my own company.”

Company Solitude Wwi Ww1 Sassoon

Book:Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

Source: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

“To The Warmongers I'm back again from hell With loathsome thoughts to sell; secrets of death to tell; And horrors from the abyss. Young faces bleared with blood sucked down into the mud, You shall hear things like this, Till the tormented slain Crawl round and once again, With limbs that twist awry Moan out their brutish pain, As the fighters pass them by. For you our battles shine With triumph half-divine; And the glory of the dead Kindles in each proud eye. But a curse is on my head, That shall not be unsaid, And the wounds in my heart are red, For I have watched them die.”

Death Poetry Violence Horror Terror Antiwar Ww1 1917

Book:The War Poems

Source: The War Poems

“Time makes me be a soldier; but I know That had I lived six hundred years ago, I might have tried to build within my heart A church like this, where I could dwell apart”

Church Architecture France Antiwar Ww1 1917 Sanctuary Of The Mind

Book:The War Poems

Source: The War Poems

“In your gaze / show me the vanquished vigil of my days”

Poetry Destruction Antiwar Waste Of Life Ww1 1918

Author:Siegfried Sassoon

“He pushed another bag along the top, Craning his body outward; then a flare Gave one white glimpse of No Man's Land and wire; And as he dropped his head the instant split His startled life with lead, and all went out.”

Death Poetry Destruction Antiwar Ww1 1916

Book:The War Poems

Source: The War Poems

About the Author

Born: September 8, 1886
Died: September 1, 1967
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 46

Books & Sources

Collected PoemsRelated source material

Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirsRelated source material

Memoirs of an Infantry OfficerRelated source material

The Complete Memoirs of George SherstonRelated source material

The War PoemsRelated source material

War Poems of Siegfried SassoonRelated source material

SequencesRelated source material

Counter-Attack and Other PoemsRelated source material

Siegfried Sassoon: Poet's PilgrimageRelated source material

The Memoirs of George Sherston: Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Sherston's ProgressRelated source material

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