The stick soldiers : poems

The stick soldiers : poems / by Hugh Martin ; foreword by Cornelius Eady.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Hugh, 1984-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, Ltd., 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:A. Poulin, Jr. new poets of America series ; v. 35.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Poetry.
War poetry, American.
Soldiers' writings, American.
Uniform Title:Poems.
Table of Contents:
  • M-16A2 assault rifle
  • Spring in Jalula
  • The stick soldiers
  • The global war on terrorism
  • The Jalula market
  • Responding to an explosion in Qarah Tappah
  • First engagement
  • Nights in the quadrilateral pool of sawdust and sweat
  • The summer of crawling
  • The range
  • Basic training
  • Full moon, M2 machine gun
  • Tomorrow, we go up north
  • Four-letter word
  • Observation post
  • Raid
  • Nocturne, traffic control point
  • Friday night, FOB Cobra
  • Pictures of the war
  • After curfew
  • The rocket
  • Causeway overwatch
  • Desert nocturne
  • The war was good, thank you
  • Demobilization
  • Home from Iraq, Barking Spider Tavern
  • Barracks dream
  • Firework elegy
  • First snow
  • Doe's kill
  • Ways of looking at an IED
  • Green dreams
  • Site 947 : a situation report
  • The burn pit detail at FOB Cobra
  • This morning, we carry body bags
  • Nocturne with sandstorm
  • Nostos : Quinn's Bar, Cleveland Heights.

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