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War poetry, American

  • School of instructions : a poem
    Author:
    Hutchinson, Ishion
    Summary:

    A stunning memorial work that excavates the forgotten experience of West Indian soldiers during World War I. Deep-dyed in language both sensuous and biblical, Ishion Hutchinson's School of Instructions memorializes the experience of...
  • Drum-taps
    Author:
    Whitman, Walt
    Summary:

    Walt Whitman experienced first-hand the ravages of the Civil War as a volunteer nurse in the hospitals of Washington DC. During that time, he filled notebooks with "impromptu jottings" that became the basis of two works: Drum-Taps, a...
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