Review: Last Journey
Last Journey — A Father and Son in Wartime is a book unlike any other I’ve ever read. As I mentioned earlier this week, this book has been difficult for me to review. It is hard to separate personal, emotional reactions to a book like this from a review. I wanted to be able to [...]
On Reading Last Journey — Review to Come
I finished Last Journey on Monday and am still processing. Usually, while I read a book, I am already thinking about what I want to say about it. In fact, I frequently jot down notes and pages I’d like to revisit or quote from. I have to admit that this book was particularly difficult for [...]
Wilfred Owen
I want to share one of my favorite poets with all of you. I am not big on reading poetry, really, so there are a few select poets I’m crazy about. Wilfred Owen is one of those poets. He was an English soldier who served during World War I. During that era, most British soldiers [...]
Review: Here, Bullet — Brian Turner
Shop Indie Bookstores Here, Bullet by Brian Turner was written during his 2003 – 2004 tour of duty in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Almost every poem is accompanied by the location he wrote it (city, town, FOB, etc.). Turner earned a BFA prior to joining the US Army. He also [...]
