{"product_id":"here-bullet-paperback","title":"Here, Bullet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdding 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 (\u003cem\u003eDien Cai Dau\u003c\/em\u003e), Bruce Weigl (\u003cem\u003eSong of Napalm\u003c\/em\u003e) and Alice James' own Doug Anderson (\u003cem\u003eThe Moon Reflected Fire\u003c\/em\u003e), Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner writes power-fully affecting poetry of witness, exceptional for its beauty, honesty, and skill. Based on Turner's yearlong tour in Iraq as an infantry team leader, the poems offer gracefully rendered, unflinching description but, remarkably, leave the reader to draw conclusions or moral lessons. \u003cem\u003eHere, Bullet\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone who cares about the war, regardless of political affiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Turner\u003c\/b\u003e earned an MFA from the University of Oregon and lived abroad in South Korea for a year before serving for seven years in the US Army. He was an infantry team leader for a year in Iraq beginning in November 2003 with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to that, he was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999 with the 10th Mountain Division. His poetry has been published in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e and other journals, and in the \u003ci\u003eVoices in Wartime Anthology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.54 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351250518265,"sku":"9781882295555","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U3NHOTVOMytKdUp1dXBiajFlRHFmQT09.webp?v=1769795880","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/here-bullet-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}