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Battle dress : poems / Karen Skolfield.
Van Pelt Library PS3619.K64 A6 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skolfield, Karen, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Poems. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women soldiers--Poetry.
- Women soldiers.
- Soldiers--Poetry.
- Soldiers.
- American poetry--21st century.
- American poetry.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 82 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2019]
- Summary:
- "In her prize-winning collection, U.S. Army veteran Karen Skolfield explores the narratives of a young soldier, her older counterpart, and her fellow soldiers, offering a rare glimpse of a female soldier's training and mental conditioning in a poetic voice that is at once accessible and otherworldly, gutsy and insightful."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1
- On Veterans Day, My Daughter Wishes Me Happy Veterinarians Day p. 5
- Double Arm Transplant p. 6
- Grenade: Origin < OFr. pomme-grenate p. 7
- The Throwing Gap p. 8
- Private, PV2, Private First Class p. 10
- Soldier Rendered as All Five Types of Sand Dunes p. 11
- Army SMART Book Section 1-8: "The origin of the hand salute is uncertain" p. 13
- Combined Plow and Gun Patent, 1862 p. 15
- "The Great Sacrifice of the Romans on Undertaking a War" p. 16
- Anticipate Gunshots in the Second Half of the Play p. 17
- 2
- Rifle: verb, noun p. 21
- Army SMART Book: "Small-arms fire may sound like mosquitoes" p. 23
- Saltpeter p. 24
- Soldiers' 'Fun' Photo with Flag-Draped Coffin Sparks Outrage p. 25
- Classic Green Army Figures Give Up Guns for Yoga p. 26
- The Sentry Responds p. 28
- Army SMART Book: Identification Tags, with Silencers p. 30
- CNN Report: Rise in Sexual Assaults, Reprisals in the Military (2016) p. 31
- Why I Never Wrote About the Army p. 32
- Due to Historical Accuracy, Hazards Are Present p. 34
- Concertina Wire: Origin < from concert p. 36
- We Invaded Two Weeks Later p. 37
- 3
- War: Origin < Old German, to confuse p. 41
- Poem with the Moment the Infantry Unit Is Given Clearance to Shoot Children p. 42
- Chevron: Origin < rafter, also goat p. 43
- Manassas p. 45
- Army SMART Book: Inspirational Quotes (I) p. 46
- Army SMART Book: Inspirational Quotes (II) p. 47
- Bayonet: Origin < from Bayonne, France p. 48
- Third Platoon Learns Cover & Concealment p. 49
- Ode to Meals, Ready to Eat p. 50
- Army SMART Book: M18A1 Claymore Mine p. 51
- Wyoming Field Tactics p. 52
- 4
- Nurse Voted Best in SAC p. 55
- Most Lauded Advances in Medical Technology from the Global War on Terror p. 56
- CNN Report: Symptoms of PTSD Mimic Lyme Disease p. 60
- Details Emerge of Bowe Bergdahl Captivity p. 62
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles p. 63
- Sergeant: Origin < one who serves p. 65
- Rescued Parrots Used in PTSD Therapy p. 67
- Nocturne with Tracers p. 68
- Company B Graduation Booklet: PV2 Skolfield p. 70
- Army SMART Book: This Page Left Blank Intentionally p. 71
- Discharge: Origin < Latin, to run away p. 72
- Civil War Reenactment, Look Park, Massachusetts p. 74
- Sailor's Creek Battlefield p. 77.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781324003014
- 1324003014
- OCLC:
- 1053998100
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