The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon, Audio by Walter Rufus Eagles

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Twenty Two War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon [1886-1967]
Hear also British War Poets and Morning Poem in Time of War

You are hearing Tielman Susato's Pavane [5:15], a dirge for Renaissance band (pure double-reed consort with drum) from the time of Shakespeare.

Attack [0:55]
Autumn [1918][0:35]
Base Details [1918][0:41]
Counter-Attack [1918][2:25]
Dead Musicians [1918][1:22]
Died of Wounds [1918] [0:45]
The Dragon and the Undying [0:51]
The Dream [1918][1:56]
Dreamers [1918][0:50]
The Dug-Out [1918][0:35]
Glory of Women [1918][0:53]
How to Die [1918][0:46]
The Poet as Hero [1918][0:52]
Reconciliation [1918][0:37]
The Redeemer [2:00]
Remorse [1918][0:55]
Repression of War Experience [1918][2:11]
Sick Leave [1918][0:46]
Suicide in the Trenches [1918][0:40]
Thrushes [1918] [0:40]
Together [1918][0:48]
A Whispered Tale [1918][0:55]

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