Places Without Names — A Poem by Philip Booth
“Places Without Names” by Philip Booth in After the Storm: Poems on the Persian Gulf War editors Jay Meek and …
Category Archives: Poetry
No One Leaves Home, by Warsan Shire
Unbelievable poem by Warsan Shire. no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run …
Revenge, a Poem by Taha Muhammad Ali
For some time Taha Muhammad Ali, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, has been my go-to poet for unexpected images and rare …
America’s Wars by Charles Simic
Charles Simic, if known at all is usually known as a poet. Born in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia, …
Thinking About Good-bye
It’s been a week of saying good-bye, to those I’ve admired for work done and lives lived, most of whom …
War Poetry Begins to Change
For most of human history, poems and songs about battle, combat and war were in praise of valor, courage, mighty …
Making Memorial
Geoff Dyer’s 1994 The Missing of the Somme, published in the United States in 2011, takes us on a …
Siegfried Sassoon Journals On Line
Siegfried Sassoon, along with his friend and fellow poet, Wilfred Owen, may be the best known names from England’s share …
WW I: The First Poem of the War Fortells
John Maesfield is not read so much today, though he was widely admired in the years before the war broke …
The New Oxford Book of War Poetry
I just ordered my copy…. From the Iliad to John Balaban (a friend), from the Vietnam war. [None that I …
Tsunami Chant — A Poem by Wang Ping
Tsunami Chant By Wang Ping I’m not a singer, but please let me sing of the peacemakers on the streets …
The Elephants, a Poem by Natalie Diaz
I continue to be amazed by Natalie Diaz’ gifts. Last week I shared Cloud Watching with you, today it’s The …