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"...straightforward and direct. ... highlights the violence and death of the war in a manner little seen elsewhere. " Publishers Weekly
Alice James Books
November 2005
80 pages ISBN: 1882295552 Trade Size
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Fiction Poetry
Adding his voice to the current debate about the US
occupation of Iraq, in poems written in the tradition of
such poets as Wilfred Owen, Yusef Komunyakaa (Dien Cai
Dau), Bruce Weigl (Song of Napalm) and Alice James' own
Doug Anderson (The Moon Reflected Fire), Iraqi war veteran
Brian Turner writes power-fully affecting poetry of
witness, exceptional for its beauty, honesty, and skill.
Based on Turner's yearlong tour in Iraq as an infantry team
leader, the poems offer gracefully rendered, unflinching
description but, remarkably, leave the reader to draw
conclusions or moral lessons. Here, Bullet is a must-read
for anyone who cares about the war, regardless of political
affiliation.
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