Here, Bullet

A first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award.

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Alice James Books
Published: 11/01/2005
ISBN: 9781882295555
Pages: 71
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.60w x 0.27d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/12/2005 pg. 44
Library Journal 12/01/2005 pg. 135
Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 48