Visions of War, Dreams of Peace
by Lynda VanDevanter, Joan Furey
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Author: Joan Furey, Lynda VanDevanterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-01
ISBN: 0446392510
Number of pages: 244
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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- ISBN13: 9780446392518
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Heart-breaking, heart-warming, heart-informing
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this book in the mid-1990's. Recently I picked it up again. The insanity of war is just that, regardless of whether it happened when I was in my twenties or now in my sixties. As a non-participant in the immediacy of war, I can still feel my heart wrench as I read these poems. I cannot even begin to imagine the agony of working day to day in a combat hospital. If I had a son at war now, I would hope that women such as these would be there for him.
I admire Van DeVanter and Furey's courage in presenting such a wide range of poetic expressions. Some are, admittedly, the work of rank amateurs, but many carry the power of the true poetic voice. They included a few poems by Vietnamese women, with no indication of which "side" they were on. Loss of a loved one in war is, after all, a tragedy. Period.
VISIONS OF WAR, DREAMS OF PEACE is a monument, as lasting as the Wall itself. If someone you know is in Iraq, or has returned from Irag, or will never return from Iraq, here is an outcry against war, an eternal wish for peace. I wish you well.
Summary of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace
Lynda Van Devanter--author of the backlist classic Home Before Morning, which inspired the TV show "China Beach"--edited this powerful collection of poems reminiscent of Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam. All author proceeds from the book will go to the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project. 6 photographs.Vietnam War Books
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