Siegfried Sassoon
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Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1886 - 1967
Occupation
Poet
Notable Achievements
CBE, MC
Description
Poet, who developed an intense hatred for Germans in the war after they killed his lover David Thomas at Gallipoli, thereby earning him significant popularity and fame. Particularly popular poems included 'The Old Huntsman' (1917) and 'Counter-Attack' (1918). Younger years lived as an avowed homosexual, but later years as a conservative aristocrat. Autobiographical trilogy 'The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston' won him several awards, including the James Tait Black Award for fiction (1928). Recipient of numerous military honours. In 2019, a lost poem to another of his lovers, Glen Byam Shaw, was discovered by a PhD research student. Subject of the biography 'Siegfried Sassoon: Soldier, Poet, Lover, Friend', and the feature film 'Benediction' (2021).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/siegfried-sassoon
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/sassoon_siegfried.shtml
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/09/student-discovers-new-siegfried-sassoon-love-poem
- https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/2/10/watch-benediction-trailer-biopic-gay-wwi-poet-siegfried-sassoon
