Poets of the Vietnam War
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W.D. Ehrhart says
Scholars and politicians, journalists and generals may argue, write and re-write ‘the facts.’ But when a poem is written, it becomes a singular entity with an inextinguishable and unalterable life of its own. It is a true reflection of the feelings and perceptions it records, and as such, it is as valuable a document as Continue Reading »
Forty years on
There is a distinguished body of writings by American veterans detailing the boredom and horror of combat as well as post-war traumas within a country that shunned the returning veterans. Some veterans returned to Vietnam and have written prose and poetry detailing their experiences. […] A growing body of translated works by Vietnamese now joins Continue Reading »