Tag Archives: Vietnam

Falling out

Posted on March 12, 2014 by wcd2

March 12, 2014 I know it’s about Vietnam, about the contested nature of poetry as precipitated by that event.   And it couldn’t have been more public.  Their letters, now collected into a volume, documented the widening gap, followed by … Continue reading →

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Linda Hogan, Herman Melville: People of the Whale

Posted on April 10, 2013 by wcd2

April 10, 2013 The Native Americans have always been there, of course.   The very name of the ship brings up their ghostly presence, for “Pequod, you will no doubt remember, was the name of a celebrated tribe of Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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Iraq in Poetry: Brian Turner

Posted on April 4, 2012 by wcd2

April 4, 2012 Teaching his poetry was easy. There was never any doubt in my mind that it belonged in the course – along with Whitman on the Civil War; John Hersey on Hiroshima; Ha Jin on Korea; Michael Herr … Continue reading →

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Monique Truong, The Book of Salt

Posted on October 26, 2011 by wcd2

October 26, 2011 Monique Truong. The Book of Salt. Monique Truong’s second novel, Bitter in the Mouth, came out last month, so (the way things are done here) it’s the time to celebrate her first. I’ve taught The Book of … Continue reading →

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