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words to measure a war nine american poets of world war ii
this study explores the war poetry of nine american veterans who served during world war ii . it compares the efforts of those men who had established themselves as poets prior to or during the war karl shapiro randall jarrell john ciardi and william meredith with those whose poetic careers developed after the war ended louis simpson james dickey richard hugo howard nemerov and lincoln kirstein . an examination of their military careers illuminates how their wartime experiences affected the content as well as the style of their poems written both during and after the war . each mans poetry was directly influenced by his personal involvement with the combat environment the closer the combat experience the more personal the poetry ; the more distant the combat experience the more detached the poetry .
paperback mcfarland & company 2009 isbn13 9780786443062 isbn10 0786443065
abridged n isbn 13 9780786443062 number in series 1 number of pages 196 publisher mcfarland & co inc pub release date 62135769600000