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lisawhelpley's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it. The author is so good at saying things in concise, thoughtful ways. Very powerful stuff.
wmmcmanlypants's review against another edition
5.0
Edit: I'm a Kevin Powers fan now.
Wow. Second best poetry book I've read this year so far. I really like Powers' writing style and the images he creates. I wasn't a big fan of a lot of line breaks ending with "of", "the", etc, but I still want to be able to write as well as this guy.
Wow. Second best poetry book I've read this year so far. I really like Powers' writing style and the images he creates. I wasn't a big fan of a lot of line breaks ending with "of", "the", etc, but I still want to be able to write as well as this guy.
emilydugranrut's review against another edition
3.0
Nothing too advanced, but a fitting collection to read on this weekend in which America celebrates it’s jingoistic passions.
gohawks's review against another edition
3.0
If I'm honest, I don't feel as if I have adequate tools with which to assess contemporary poetry. William Carlos Williams was as contemporary as I've gotten in school and the rules seem to change often. Nonetheless, I will endeavor to do my best here. Powers is very talented, having previously written a highly acclaimed novel which I greatly enjoyed. This is a small collection of his poetry written about his experiences, many of which have to do with the Iraq War. His most insightful, searing, and beautiful poems are the ones about his experiences with war. Somehow these are much more deeply felt than any of the other poems which are impressive in their own ways, but they feel as if they are being read from under glass with careful inspection and distance. Powers' war poems are much more naked and raw and real. Because he is so talented, I can only hope that he writes more and finds a way to connect as deeply as other subjects.
marginaliant's review against another edition
3.0
Best poems: After Leaving McGuire Veterans’ Hospital for the Last Time, Meditations on a Main Supply Route, Songs in Plank Time.
dougsasser's review against another edition
3.0
Kevin Powers is a veteran of the Iraq War. The title poem (among others in the book
0 reflect his poetic musing on the nature of modern warfare. He displays a soldier's paradoxical need to become emotionally detached while also being in touch with his feelings. These are masculine and imaginative poems.
0 reflect his poetic musing on the nature of modern warfare. He displays a soldier's paradoxical need to become emotionally detached while also being in touch with his feelings. These are masculine and imaginative poems.