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Vietnam prisoner of war says poetry helped him survive 'Hanoi Hilton' Heather Augustyn Times Correspondent Apr 19, 2013 Apr 19, 2013 Updated Apr 19, 2013; 0; 1 of 3 ...
Shared experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) along with coffee and muffins were the breakfast mix at Bangs ...
Glose served in the Gulf War and is the son of a Vietnam War fighter pilot. ... “Specifically regarding war, poetry, writing, poems about your war experience can be picking away a scab.
Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten ... Robert Bly and Denise Levertov influenced social consciousness about the Vietnam War.
Vietnam War veteran Peter Mathews says "that besides having children and being married, that it had to be one of the best days I've had, ... music and poetry. It was 1967 in South Vietnam.
Through poetry-based performance, "Night Sky with Exit Wounds", an operatic work based on Ocean Voung's poetry collection, explores themes of war, grief and family.