September 11

Words

amalieflynn — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:39:41 +0000

My son does not have a lot of language, and

His older brother finds me in the laundry room, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Words. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/words/

Birthday

amalieflynn — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:58:10 +0000

When you came home from war,

You gave me a stone shaped like a heart, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Birthday. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/birthday/

Ventricle

amalieflynn — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:27:13 +0000

When a soldier deploys to war,

He goes to a country with …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Ventricle. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/ventricle/

Beautiful

amalieflynn — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:53:18 +0000

We are standing near the computer,

And I am showing my son a photograph, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Beautiful. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/beautiful/

Slide

amalieflynn — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:10:16 +0000

I am reading The Blue Cascade,

A book by a Marine …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Slide. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/slide/

Hurricane

amalieflynn — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:17:35 +0000

The hurricane hits America,

After it hits Haiti and the Bahamas and Jamaica and Cuba, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem called Hurricane. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/hurricane/

Arming

amalieflynn — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:00:24 +0000

It is night in America.

And in this house, on a television, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem called Arming. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/arming/

Tissue

amalieflynn — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 02:04:43 +0000

There is an Afghan journalist,

Living in Kabul and in this war, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem Tissue. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/tissue/

Snap

amalieflynn — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:46:30 +0000

When my husband goes to war

He walks out of a door, and …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem Snap. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/snap/

Out

amalieflynn — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:15:27 +0000

The Towers fell down today,

My son says to me, his head …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem Out. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/out-2/