Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers

95 in stock

222mm x 142mm x 16mm

Pages: 96

The award-winning author of The Yellow Birdsreturns with an extraordinary debut poetry collection. National Book Award finalist, Iraq war veteran, novelist and poet Kevin Powers creates a deeply affecting portrait of a life shaped by war. Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting captures the many moments that comprise a soldiers life: driving down the Texas highway; waiting for the unknown in the dry Iraq heat; writing a love letter; listening to a mother recount her dreams. Written with evocative language and discernment, Powerss poetry strives to make sense of the war and its echoes through human experience.Just as The Yellow Birds was hailed as the first literary masterpiece produced by the Iraq war, this collection will make its mark as a powerful, enduring work (Los Angeles Times).