A poem about this war imagines an insect taking over the speaker's vision, and references Robert Southwell in saying that "the vision of a Burning Babe is multiplied.
A poem about this war imagines an insect taking over the speaker's vision, and references Robert Southwell in saying that "the vision of a Burning Babe is multiplied." A soldier in this war superstitiously wears his girlfriend's stockings around his neck. This war is a major preoccupation in the work of Denise Levertov. A poem about this war begins "My black face fades, hiding inside the (*) black granite," and the speaker of that poem goes down a list of names of people killed in this war. It is the subject of "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa. A short story collection about this war includes a story about Norman Bowker called "Speaking of Courage," and also tells of the characters Curt Lemon, Kiowa, and Jimmy Cross. For 10 points, name this war which is the setting of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.
A poem about this war imagines an insect taking over the speaker's vision, and references Robert Southwell in saying that "the vision of a Burning Babe is multiplied.
Vietnam War