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OverviewA new collection of Bill Ehrhart's essays--25 of them, written between 2002 and 2012 on subjects ranging from the Vietnam War failures of American policy-makers to life in 21st century Vietnam; the trenches of the Western Front, the mountains of Korea, the sands of Iraq; from the value of one's name to the cowardice of Congress; mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the journalist Gloria Emerson, teaching poetry to teenagers; on the famous (Wilfred Owen) and the obscure (Robert James Elliott).... These essays explore the fallacies of history, the madness of war, the craft of poetry, the profession of teaching, and the art of living. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W.D. EhrhartPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9780786470396ISBN 10: 0786470399 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 23 May 2012 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface THE ESSAYS The World Is Watching Batter My Heart with the Liquor Store: or, Teaching Poetry to Teenagers Hell’s Music: A Neglected Poem from a Neglected War The Power to Declare James Magner, Jr., William Meredith and Reg Saner: Reluctant Poets of the Korean War What’s the Point of Poetry? Kaleidoscope Carrying the Ghost of Ray Catina Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: A Brief History of National Myopia What the Fuss Is All About “I Have to Go Now. Bye!” A Remembrance of Gloria Emerson Concerning Memorial Day “Knock Their Jocks Off, Boys!” The Value of Your Name Words for John Balaban Good Wars, Bad Wars, Forgotten Wars and Poetry “They Want Enough Rice”: Reflections on the Late American War in Vietnam Samuel Exler: The Poet as Historian One, Two, Many Vietnams? The Origins of Passion The Pity of War Poetry “That Damned Bad”: Fragments from the Life of Robert James Elliott Con Thien and Dancin’ Jack Dead on a High Hill: Poetry from the Korean War Ken and Bill’s Excellent Adventure Military History of W. D. Ehrhart About the Author IndexReviewsthis book contains many such small treasures, big ones too --Veterans for Peace Newsletter As a poet and editor, Bill Ehrhart is clearly one of the major figures in Vietnam War literature --John Newman, curator of the Vietnam War Literature Collection at Colorado State University one of the great poets and writers of nonfiction produced by the Vietnam War --The Nation. “this book contains many such small treasures, big ones too”—Veterans for Peace Newsletter; “As a poet and editor, Bill Ehrhart is clearly one of the major figures in Vietnam War literature”—John Newman, curator of the Vietnam War Literature Collection at Colorado State University; “one of the great poets and writers of nonfiction produced by the Vietnam War”—The Nation. this book contains many such small treasures, big ones too --<i>Veterans for Peace Newsletter</i>; As a poet and editor, Bill Ehrhart is clearly one of the major figures in Vietnam War literature --John Newman, curator of the Vietnam War Literature Collection at Colorado State University; one of the great poets and writers of nonfiction produced by the Vietnam War --<i>The Nation</i>. Author InformationMemoirist, poet, editor, and Marine veteran, W.D. Ehrhart taught English and history at the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The author of twenty books, his prose and poetry have appeared in hundreds of publications including the Los Angeles Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Utne Reader, Reader’s Digest, American Poetry Review and the Virginia Quarterly Review. He was a major presence in the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary The Vietnam War. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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