Tag: world
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War Poems For National Poetry Month: Thomas Hardy, The Man He Killed
The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy “Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin! “But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot at him as he at me, And killed him in his place. “I shot him…
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War Poems: Randall Jarrell, Death of The Ball Turret Gunner
I’m going to stick with the war theme for a few more days, while I celebrate National Poetry Month–seems appropriate. This one is undoubtedly familiar to anyone who studied poetry or literature beyond a cursory look. I’ve included some images for those of you who may not know what a ball turret is–to make it…
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War Poems For National Poetry Month: Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est
Panama…then Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq again, Afganistan–right or wrong, for causes both just and cynical, we’ve been in an exhausting, nearly constant state of war, however distant and vaguely defined, since I graduated from High School in the 1980’s–and that was just a few deep breaths after the war in Viet Nam/ Cambodia/ Laos that…
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Friday Morning Rock & Roll Idol: Girl In A Coma
Art, in its multitudinous forms, rewards our attention every once in a while, and all too rarely, with small beautiful moments where thrill meets surprise–I find them most regularly in poems, but also in poems, paintings, and even in pop songs and punk rock. Such was the case with the little Texas band Girl In…
Old Road Apples 