Must-Read Poetry: December 2019
by Nick Ripatrazone
Dec 04, 2019
3 minutes
Here are four notable books of poetry publishing this month.
The War Makes Everyone Lonely by Graham Barnhart
“Unlike life, / war can be survived.” Barnhart’s debut is full of these sharp, solemn touches about war and the shadow of military service. A former US Army Special Forces medic in Iraq and Afghanistan, Barnhart’s book shares the spirit of ’s story collection : testaments to the lasting memories of lives burned by violence. When he ends one poem “the guns were loud–loud like gods applauding,” there’s an
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