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Here, Bullet

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A first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award.Adding his voice to the current debate about the US occupation of Iraq, in poems written in the tradition of such poets as Wilfred Owen, Yusef Komunyakaa (Dien Cai Dau), Bruce Weigl (Song of Napalm) and Alice James’ own Doug Anderson (The Moon Reflected Fire), Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner writes ... Read more

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A first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award.Adding his voice to the current debate about the US occupation of Iraq, in poems written in the tradition of such poets as Wilfred Owen, Yusef Komunyakaa (Dien Cai Dau), Bruce Weigl (Song of Napalm) and Alice James’ own Doug Anderson (The Moon Reflected Fire), Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner writes
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Phantom Noise

by Brian Turner ...

Turner’s first book, "Here, Bullet" (published in 2005, also by Alice James Books) has been extremely successful, with over 30,000 sold. Very strong subject hook, potential to be controversial, newsworthy. This second collection explores the difficult, often alienating, experience of the veteran soldier returned home to the U.S. yet still reeling from the violence of the war in Iraq. Excellent ... Read more

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Turner’s first book, "Here, Bullet" (published in 2005, also by Alice James Books) has been extremely successful, with over 30,000 sold. Very strong subject hook, potential to be controversial, newsworthy. This second collection explores the difficult, often alienating, experience of the veteran soldier returned home to the U.S. yet still reeling from the violence of the war in Iraq. Excellent
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My Life as a Foreign Country

A Memoir

by Brian Turner ...

"Brilliant and beautiful. It surely ranks with the best war memoirs I’ve ever encountered." —Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They CarriedAn award-winning poet and former infantry team leader in Iraq, Brian Turner combines his devastating recollections as “Sergeant Turner” with his visions of the experiences of generations of warriors in his family—and even those of the enemy—in a work of ... Read more

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"Brilliant and beautiful. It surely ranks with the best war memoirs I’ve ever encountered." —Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They CarriedAn award-winning poet and former infantry team leader in Iraq, Brian Turner combines his devastating recollections as “Sergeant Turner” with his visions of the experiences of generations of warriors in his family—and even those of the enemy—in a work of
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The Wild Delight of Wild Things

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Although grief is at the forefront of these poems, The Wild Delight of Wild Things is a simple love letter to Turner's late wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz (1966-2016).The poems are also a love letter to our planet during the ongoing sixth mass extinction. Intertwining this immense grief, Turner explores the hybrid borderlands of genre, and the meditations on love and loss blur the boundaries between ... Read more

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Although grief is at the forefront of these poems, The Wild Delight of Wild Things is a simple love letter to Turner's late wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz (1966-2016).The poems are also a love letter to our planet during the ongoing sixth mass extinction. Intertwining this immense grief, Turner explores the hybrid borderlands of genre, and the meditations on love and loss blur the boundaries between
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Somebodies and Nobodies

by Brian Turner ...

Honest and insightful, this memoir is a revealing picture of our recent past, of sport and poetry, the spirit of New Zealand's south and its distinctive people. This is the story of a typical Dunedin childhood, surrounded by 'nobies' - an extended family of eccentric grandparents and uncles, cousins and neighbours - who made a huge impact on a young mind. It's also the story of a not-so-typical ... Read more

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Honest and insightful, this memoir is a revealing picture of our recent past, of sport and poetry, the spirit of New Zealand's south and its distinctive people. This is the story of a typical Dunedin childhood, surrounded by 'nobies' - an extended family of eccentric grandparents and uncles, cousins and neighbours - who made a huge impact on a young mind. It's also the story of a not-so-typical
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Just This

Poems

by Brian Turner ...

The poet's ongoing love affair with his Central Otago home lies at the heart of this rich and compelling new collection that explores the politics of relationships and relationships themselves. Through a combination of people and place that gives the poems color and humor, the volume also examines friendship, politics, death, and the machinations of the modern business world. The mountains and ... Read more

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The poet's ongoing love affair with his Central Otago home lies at the heart of this rich and compelling new collection that explores the politics of relationships and relationships themselves. Through a combination of people and place that gives the poems color and humor, the volume also examines friendship, politics, death, and the machinations of the modern business world. The mountains and
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The Kiss

Intimacies from Writers

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Kisses from Nick Flynn, Rebecca Makkai, Pico Iyer, Ilyse Kusnetz, Andre Dubus III, Christian Kiefer, Camille T. Dungy, Major Jackson, Bich Minh Nguyen, Terrance Hayes, Ada Limón, Honor Moore, Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan, Kazim Ali, Beth Ann Fennelly, and othersIn this wide-ranging collection of essays, stories, graphic memoir, and cross-genre work, writers explore the deeply human act of kissing, ... Read more

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Kisses from Nick Flynn, Rebecca Makkai, Pico Iyer, Ilyse Kusnetz, Andre Dubus III, Christian Kiefer, Camille T. Dungy, Major Jackson, Bich Minh Nguyen, Terrance Hayes, Ada Limón, Honor Moore, Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan, Kazim Ali, Beth Ann Fennelly, and othersIn this wide-ranging collection of essays, stories, graphic memoir, and cross-genre work, writers explore the deeply human act of kissing,
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Stories Are What Save Us

A Survivor's Guide to Writing about Trauma

by David Chrisinger, Angela Ricketts ...

A seasoned writer and teacher of memoir explores both the difficulties inherent in writing about personal trauma and the techniques for doing so in a compelling way.Since 2013, David Chrisinger has taught military veterans, their families, and other trauma survivors how to make sense of and recount their stories of loss and transformation. The lessons he imparts can be used by anyone who has ever ... Read more

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A seasoned writer and teacher of memoir explores both the difficulties inherent in writing about personal trauma and the techniques for doing so in a compelling way.Since 2013, David Chrisinger has taught military veterans, their families, and other trauma survivors how to make sense of and recount their stories of loss and transformation. The lessons he imparts can be used by anyone who has ever
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The Dead Peasant's Handbook

by Brian Turner ...

After his wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz, passed away from cancer, someone on Wikipedia edited Turner’s author entry and noted that Turner and Kusnetz were married up until the date she died. This was a painful thing for Turner to discover and come to terms with, so he wrote a poem, “Wedding Vows,” to explore how he felt and what it means to be married—even after one of the lovers has died. This is how ... Read more

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After his wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz, passed away from cancer, someone on Wikipedia edited Turner’s author entry and noted that Turner and Kusnetz were married up until the date she died. This was a painful thing for Turner to discover and come to terms with, so he wrote a poem, “Wedding Vows,” to explore how he felt and what it means to be married—even after one of the lovers has died. This is how
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The Goodbye World Poem

by Brian Turner ...

Three books of Brian Turner are coming out in 2023 from Alice James Books, this book is the second one of the bunch. Each are loosely connected in theme, but each one can stand on its own. Turner states he learned so much more about love and loss within his relationship, and after his wife's passing, than he ever did in uniform while serving in a combat zone. Profoundly heartbreaking, the first ... Read more

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Three books of Brian Turner are coming out in 2023 from Alice James Books, this book is the second one of the bunch. Each are loosely connected in theme, but each one can stand on its own. Turner states he learned so much more about love and loss within his relationship, and after his wife's passing, than he ever did in uniform while serving in a combat zone. Profoundly heartbreaking, the first
... Read more
The Wild Delight of Wild Things

by Brian Turner ...

Although grief is at the forefront of these poems, The Wild Delight of Wild Things is a simple love letter to Turner's late wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz (1966-2016).The poems are also a love letter to our planet during the ongoing sixth mass extinction. Intertwining this immense grief, Turner explores the hybrid borderlands of genre, and the meditations on love and loss blur the boundaries between ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Although grief is at the forefront of these poems, The Wild Delight of Wild Things is a simple love letter to Turner's late wife, poet Ilyse Kusnetz (1966-2016).The poems are also a love letter to our planet during the ongoing sixth mass extinction. Intertwining this immense grief, Turner explores the hybrid borderlands of genre, and the meditations on love and loss blur the boundaries between
... Read more

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Outside the Wire

American Soldiers' Voices from Afghanistan

Edited by Christine Dumaine Leche ...

A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation of everyday life in a war zone. Christine Dumaine Leche—a writing instructor who left her home and family to teach at Bagram Air Base and a forward operating base near the volatile Afghan-Pakistani border—encouraged these deeply personal reflections, which ... Read more

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A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation of everyday life in a war zone. Christine Dumaine Leche—a writing instructor who left her home and family to teach at Bagram Air Base and a forward operating base near the volatile Afghan-Pakistani border—encouraged these deeply personal reflections, which
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