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In the 1960s, he settled in Missouri, working as a construction foreman, writing poetry on the side as a way of exploring the confusion caused by World War II. He wrote his first poem in high school, and has since been published in approximately one hundred magazines. His first book was published in 1980, Fields of Thenar.
"Open letter" to the Dutch, World War II poster. Joseph Auslander (October 11, 1897 – June 22, 1965) was an American poet, anthologist, translator of poems, and novelist. Auslander was appointed the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1937 and 1941.
Jewel Rodgers is an American spoken word poet who, as of 2025, serves as Nebraska State Poet.She is the first African American to fill the role. Rodgers lives in Omaha.. At the announcement of her selection in January 2025 as the state's official poet, Rodgers performed a spoken-word poem titled "Humble" at the Nebraska Capitol. [1]
Anthony Evan Hecht (January 16, 1923 – October 20, 2004) was an American poet.His work combined a deep interest in form with a passionate desire to confront the horrors of 20th century history, with the Second World War, in which he fought, and the Holocaust being recurrent themes in his work.
In 1945, Eberhart published Poems: New and Selected, containing "The Fury of Aerial Bombardment" and other poems written during his service including "Dam Neck, Virginia" and "World War". He also edited War and the Poet: An Anthology of Poetry Expressing Man's Reactions to the Present claiming to be the first collection of poems based on war.
The Liberator is an American adult animated war drama television mini-series created and written by Jeb Stuart. [1] It is based on the book The Liberator: One World War II Soldier’s 500-Day Odyssey by Alex Kershaw. [1] Directed by Greg Jonkajtys, the miniseries was released on November 11, 2020, on Netflix. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ada Limón, the new U.S. Poet Laureate, talks about poetry's role in recording the pandemic and the last thing that made her cry.
In 1994, Inada's Legends from Camp won an American Book Award, and he has received several poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. [6] He also won the 1997 Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry. In 2006 Inada was named Oregon's fifth poet laureate, the first person to fill the position since William Stafford in 1990.