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Photos of USNS Comfort& #39;s & Mercy& #39;s arrivals in NYC and LA reminded me of this poem by Iraq War veteran Dr. @FrederickFoote. Foote served on Comfort, treating Iraqi patients. From his "Medic Against Bomb": https://amzn.to/2xEm51K ">https://amzn.to/2xEm51K&q... #NationalPoetryMonth #nurses #warpoetry 1/n
Like Foote, @TurnerBriturn3& #39;s "AB Negative (The Surgeon& #39;s Poem)" brings us past the caregivers& #39; curtain—this time, into the liminal, haunting grace of an long-haul aeromedical evacuation flight. From his "Here, Bullet": https://amzn.to/3bLhUzK ">https://amzn.to/3bLhUzK&q... #NationalPoetryMonth #warpoetry 2/n
This week& #39;s news re: #USSTheodoreRoosevelt (the president who gave us "The Man in the Arena" speech) reminds us how sailors& #39; fates often seem to resonate with their ships& #39; namesakes. From Jehanne Dubrow& #39;s "Dots & Dashes": https://amzn.to/2UFzq2X ">https://amzn.to/2UFzq2X&q... #NationalPoetryMonth #warpoetry 3/n
A favorite #warpoetry prompt: "Write about an object that is somehow significant in your experiences with the military." What would *you* choose? From @poetinpinkshoes& #39; "Shortly Thereafter": https://amzn.to/2xRWa6w ">https://amzn.to/2xRWa6w&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 4/n
For a #NationalPoetryMonth-meets-Palm-Sunday "celebratory" vibe, #warpoetry from Tacoma, WA Poet Laureate & Army spouse #AbbyEMurray—the titular poem from her "Hail and Farewell," regarding a kind of military social ritual. https://www.perugiapress.com/wp/books/hail-and-farewell/">https://www.perugiapress.com/wp/books/... 5/n
"Is it alright to kill *now*?" Another example of funny #warpoetry for #NationalPoetryMonth—a series of absurdities observed downrange by Iraq War veteran & helicopter crew chief Paul Wasserman: From his "Say Again All": http://www.lulu.com/shop/paul-wasserman/say-again-all/paperback/product-15325502.html">https://www.lulu.com/shop/paul... 6/n
. @LisaSticePoet& #39;s #warpoetry explores distances among mother + daughter & deployed father. She often quotes children& #39;s books ... and Sun Tzu! April is Month of the Military Child ( #momc) & #NationalPoetryMonth. From her "Permanent Change of Station": https://amzn.to/2qauVO8 ">https://amzn.to/2qauVO8&q... 7/n
I once managed a cinema in the sand. I dislike hearing destruction described as "just like in the movies." Yet I consume war films as comfort food. @dagray08& #39;s #warpoetry reminds me of my contradictions. From "Contested Terrain": https://amzn.to/2V5BW16 ">https://amzn.to/2V5BW16&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 8/n
Any poem is an opportunity for empathy—an invitation to consider another& #39;s point-of-view. With each turn of the page, the #warpoetry of @PamelaHart5 maps to a new persona & perspective. From her "Mothers Over Nangarhar": https://amzn.to/2JQEUBJ ">https://amzn.to/2JQEUBJ&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 9/n
Maps & humor are both constants in the #warpoetry of Iraq War veteran Paul David Adkins. To this, add a dog & a helicopter. First printed in @RattleMag, and featured in the poet& #39;s collection "Operational Terms and Graphics": https://amzn.to/2RtIo0Z ">https://amzn.to/2RtIo0Z&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 10/n
U.S. Army veteran Karen Skolfield& #39;s modern #warpoetry deploys images (the sounds of bugs & bullets) familiar to service members of all eras, but also delivers a sting of gendered insight. From her "Battle Dress": https://amzn.to/3cbwiBw ">https://amzn.to/3cbwiBw&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 11/n
Canadian veteran @benjaminhertwig served in Afghanistan. His Easter Sunday #warpoetry recalls the strangeness of "celebrating" a holiday while separated from loved ones. From his "Slow War": https://amzn.to/2V2MeAs ">https://amzn.to/2V2MeAs&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 12/n
With references to ACME bombs and MRE candies, Iraq War veteran Jason Poudrier& #39;s #warpoetry uses modern metaphors to convey the timeless (endless?) absurdities of soldier life. From his "Red Fields": https://amzn.to/34vdzOK ">https://amzn.to/34vdzOK&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 13/n
Service members who engage in #warpoetry are likely book-lovers. In a great example of how prose-poems can illuminate fragments of story, OIF & OEF veteran Brock Jones tells of a cargo-pocket explosion. From his "Cenotaph": https://amzn.to/3a4BzJX ">https://amzn.to/3a4BzJX&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 14/n
As an iconic vehicle of the Forever War—and as both metaphor and subject—the remotely piloted "drone" is omnipresent in 21st century #warpoetry. From Kim Garcia& #39;s poetry collection "Drone": https://amzn.to/2K46f3i ">https://amzn.to/2K46f3i&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 15/n
This example of @HughJMartin& #39;s #warpoetry hits a particular sweet spot for me: Midwestern voice, illuminating relatable experiences, while in dialogue with previous generations of soldier-poets. From his "In Country": https://amzn.to/3aeyl6o ">https://amzn.to/3aeyl6o&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 16/n
#warpoetry by U.S. Army veteran Charity Tahmaseb @geekgirlx2 shares an intimate downrange moment. First printed in @SEMOPress& #39;s "Proud to Be" (Vol. 2) https://amzn.to/2z9bSuU ,">https://amzn.to/2z9bSuU&q... it was also featured in one of the author& #39;s YA novels: https://amzn.to/3erX76C ">https://amzn.to/3erX76C&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 17/n
As we debate the utility vs. performance of haircuts, uniforms, and other military "must-haves," I reflect on the #warpoetry of former U.S. Army citizen-soldier (and Engineer!) @kerryjamesevans. From his collection "Bangalore": https://amzn.to/2VjLzeg ">https://amzn.to/2VjLzeg&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 18/n
More modern #warpoetry, this time from Iraq War veteran Nicole S. Goodwin, who writes about hard times with New York grit and humanity. Here, she speaks as a U.S. soldier guarding Iraqi prisoners. From her collection "Warcries": https://amzn.to/34YFRBL ">https://amzn.to/34YFRBL&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 19/n
Can #warpoetry inspire hope? Resolve? Ostensibly, this is a death poem—an elegy. Pesonally, I find it comforting: Look for the helpers. Look to the skies. Don& #39;t tell us the odds. From @katebgaskin& #39;s forthcoming "Forever War": https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/forever-war">https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-p... #NationalPoetryMonth 20/n
Separated by distances & the threat of disease, the ways we mourn & comfort & remember now seem changed/changing. A personal touchstone this week: #warpoetry from U.S. Marine & Army veteran @FlameSuzy. From "murmurs at the gate": https://amzn.to/3axc8B3 ">https://amzn.to/3axc8B3&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 21/n
With people currently bubbled away from each other, revisiting this #warpoetry by U.S. Air Force veteran @ShmoF16 on interconnectedness (humans! machines! nature!) surprised me in new ways. From his "Hugging This Rock": https://amzn.to/3aoJ7XT ">https://amzn.to/3aoJ7XT&q... #NationalPoetryMonth 22/n
