The six poems I read are:
Game Day (Nothing To Loose Everything To Prove) by JDBison
Deicide Government by: Unknown Author
Poverty Police by: Unknown Author
Basketball by: Rachael Kerney
My Son by: Ada Tyrrell
The Marine and the Terrorist by: Richard Macwilliam
The poem “My Son” is written by a mother who is concerned about her son in the military. All she asks is that he returns home safe. She knows the danger that lie ahead and she is hoping for the best. It’s a situation that many families can relate. Seeing their love ones leave, especially when they may be in danger. They hope for the best, but fear the worst.
“The Marine and The Terrorist” gives an interesting comparison of the two. It is one poem written twice with different titles. On the surface you would look at a Marine and a Terrorist and think one is good and one is evil. But if you think from their perspective, which is what the author does, you see that they have the opposite views of one another. I found this poem and tactic interesting and insightful.
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I thought your marine/terrorist poem was really interesting and timely, considering we are (still) a nation at war. If you are interested in writing about war poetry in your literary analysis, you might think of doing a little cultural studies. What impact do these poems have for us now? Would the poems have been received differently right after 9/11? Or, how might an actual marine feel about these poems, do you think?
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