Here, Bullet by Brian Turner
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Book Reviews of Here, Bullet
Book Review: A Clear-Eyed Look at Inhumanity
Summary: 5 Stars
Although Brian Turner holds an MFA, his poetry does not suffer from "MFA-itis": no strained metaphors, no fractured sentence structure, no scrambled grammar, no forced ambiguities, and no exaltation of the trivial to no good purpose. Instead, this clear-eyed poet gives us in simple, direct language with common, unvarnished images all the miraculous beauty of daily life mutilated by all the savagery of which human beings are capable. And that's a lot of beauty and a lot of savagery. For example, his vivid poem, "2000 lbs.," captures the explosive dissolution of individual worlds (as opposed to those of community and state) as well as any poet since Homer. This powerful collection of poems should be required reading in all high school history classes (do high schools still teach history?) and for all Congressmen. And maybe even for Presidents and their advisors who have never served in the military. Turner won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award with this book. He should've picked up a Pulitzer, as well.Book Review: An inspiration to all the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the first book of poems I bought and it was a great comfort to me. I have served in Iraq three times and it is great to read something from someone that has been on the ground. This is something every veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan will cherish for years.Book Review: Here, Bullet
Summary: 4 Stars
Very moving poetry set during the ongoing war in Iraq, reminiscent of the best of the poetry that came out of "The Great War".Book Review: Just what my son needed!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son let me know at the last minute he needed a book for school . Amazon.com was a life saver as none of the local bookstores had the book in stock. Knowing this site is available is such a blessing. Thank you amazon.com! The book was in great shape and my son got it in time for his assignement. Yeah!Book Review: A Rich Description of Tragedy-in-Person
Summary: 5 Stars
If it is possible to say that one enjoyed something that deals so directly and vitally to a desperately sad and ruinous experience as that depicted and lived through in Iraq by Mr Brian Turner, then it must be said. I found the poems modern yet deeply expressive of both the great and heroic beauty and supreme tragedy of this war. Mr Turner's work compares easily with the works of many other brilliant poets of other generations and other wars such as Sassoon and Brooke. The poems are varied in style and content and worthy of being read by all mature persons. It does not pretend to judge the situation, but it does richly describe the experience itself.