Wilfred Owen

11/11/11 Will Be Celebrated as Originally Intended: As Armistice Day!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 01.11.2012

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Coleen Rowley

It's too bad Americans, as a whole, unlike Europeans, have forgotten this important history of Armistice Day and in fact have reverted to celebrating war as heroic.

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Four Haunting Poems for Halloween

John Lundberg | Posted 12.21.2011

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John Lundberg

With Halloween just around the corner, I think it's a good time to share some of my favorite frightening poems.

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Soldier to Poet (Part II)

Carol Muske-Dukes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carol Muske-Dukes

One generally expects those in position to wage war to avoid it, to make damn sure that outcomes are worth more than the inordinate destruction we have got to expect.

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The Myth Of The Wussy Poet

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Lundberg

While introducing Hillary Clinton at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio last week, Tom Buffenbarger, President of the International Association of Machinists...

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