posted on 2024-04-24, 14:23authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Manuscript of poem in ink in Siegfried Sassoon's hand with corrections and explanations. He notes that this poem is a narrative of 'Hindenberg Trench'. The poem was written while Sassoon was in hospital in France recovering from a wound received at the battle of Arras in April 1916. The poem was published in 'Counter-Attack and Other Poems' (1918).
History
Identifier
9786.jpg | SSNYPL07.jpg
Creator
Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967)
Date
23rd April 1916
Date Created
22/04/1912
Spatial
France
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pen
Type
Poem
Contributor
Alisa Miller
Rights
The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Siegfried Sassoon Literary Estate