This episode focuses on Siegfried Sassoon, a 20th-century poet and a convert to Catholicism, born into wealth and known for his anti-war sentiments during World War I. Sassoon, part of the Sassoon family, critiqued the war’s conduct, leading to his public declaration against it and subsequent confinement. Learn about his friendship with fellow war poet Wilfred Owen, his post-war writings, and his eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1957. Joseph Pearce discusses Sassoon’s impact, his later focus on religious poetry, and introduces a dramatic presentation, “Death Comes to the War Poets,” celebrating his life and work.
