Rare Book of the Day – Satirical Poems, Siegfried Sasson. First Edition. A lovely collection by one of the leading poets of the First World War.

Siegfried Sassoon was an English writer and solider, decorated before bravery during the Western Front of World War 1. He initially extolled the virtues of patriotism, and wrote in a Romantic, dilettantish manner. But after witnessing the reality of war, his poetry became increasingly gritty, detailing the horrors of the trenches and satirizing the patriotic pretensions of those responsible for the War. He is now considered one of the leading poets of the First World War.

Satirical Poems is a representative sample of Sassoon's work, chosen by the poet himself. It was published in London in 1926 by William Heinemann Ltd. This is the scarce first printing:

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