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William "Bill" Daniel Ehrhart (born September 30, 1948) is an American poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran. Ehrhart has been called "the dean of Vietnam war poetry ." Donald Anderson, editor of War, Literature & the Arts, said Ehrhart's Vietnam–Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoir, is "the best single, unadorned, gut-felt telling of one ...
Mason's poem "The Wall Within" was read at the 1984 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and has the distinction of being the only American work of poetry on display at the war memorial in Hanoi. The author of four books, his poetry related to his experiences as a captain in the United States Army during the Vietnam ...
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In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day — a day to honor American veterans of all wars for their patriotism and ...
Facing It. " Facing It " is a poem by American poet and author Yusef Komunyakaa. It is a reflection on Komunyakaa's first visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Komunyakaa served in Vietnam and was discharged from the Army in 1966, during which time he wrote for army newspaper Southern Cross. It is the second poem written by Komunyakaa about ...
Best poems for kids Between nursery rhymes, storybooks (especially Dr. Seuss), and singalongs, children are surrounded by poetry every single day without even realizing. Besides just bringing joy ...
Old Ironsides (poem) " Old Ironsides " is a poem written by American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. on September 16, 1830, as a tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution. The poem was one reason that the frigate was saved from being decommissioned, and it is now the oldest commissioned ship in the world that is still afloat.
The Vacant Chair. " The Vacant Chair " is a poem that was written following the death of John William Grout (July 25, 1843 – October 21, 1861). Grout was a soldier killed in the American Civil War during the Battle of Ball's Bluff. The poem, written by Henry S. Washburn was put to music by George Frederick Root and became a popular song of ...