In Love... &War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors

In love...and war is an amazing collection of poetry and recollection by a group of American veterans. It is powerful and visceral, raw and beautiful, thought and emotion provoking. It is both difficult to read and impossible to put down. I have such admiration for these people who had both courage in the face of the sometimes unimaginable and the courage to share their thoughts and memories for those of us who never walked in their boots. There are so many stories hidden between the lines.

A powerful and poetic telling of truths that should not be ignored. These poet warriors allow us a glimpse into the collective soul of those brothers and sisters in arms who have been to hell and back. Their experiences are worth reading and heeding — these poets use the art of words to wrestle with life, death, love, and war.

This book is a phenomenal look inside the hearts and minds of my generation. It's the good, the bad and the ugly. In recent years the ugly gets omitted for the sake of book sales.Not these cats.I'm proud to have a friendship with many of the Veteran authors within these pages. I like many of them, found solace in prose.Do not sleep on this book. Grab a copy today.-Hurtt

There's so much I want to say about this book, but I found it hard to put into words. Maybe one day us wives and those who've loved you through these pages will finally write 'All's fair In Love & War' and those words won't be so hard to express. Until then I do have to say that it's everything people have been saying about it. It's "visceral" "hard to read but impossible to put down" and an absolutely amazing collection of work not only by poet warriors but amazing WRITERS! I found David Rose, Cokie and Leo Jenkins to be especially transcendent. Dead Reckoning and all that have contributed to these pages should be very proud of this book!

The title of this book "In Love . . . & War" implies that the fragment is the truth. What this book carries is the continuation of love, war, and its role-players therein. The poems are teeming with experiences ranging from a conversation outside with a father, to a far away place only memory remembers how to get back to; yet they do not--cannot--be understood. That is to say, these poems, are a fragment of the writer, that push-back against being captured which allows its continuation: fragments. They offer a parallax that allows the careful reader to make it anew with each reading.

A powerful collection of poetry that has found a new home on my nightstand. The organization and flow of the book is fantastic, allowing the reader to follow the journey of the authors and so many other like-minded warriors. From growing up with fantastical ideas of glory, to waking up to the grim realities of war, to coming home with changed perspectives of the world, In Love... &War is visceral, masterful, and bloody wonderful. Mixed amongst the poems are occasional illustrations, all unique in their own right and adding impact to their adjacent words. The styles are mixed, but the theme is consistent: these are the warrior stories that need to be told.

This is an amazing collection of veteran poetry that gives insight into the GWOT generation in their own voices. I highly recommend this book!

Excellent collection of poetry from modern day warrior bards. I would recommend it on its own -- but if you want a fascinating study in war poetry over the years, read this alongside a collection of WWI poetry. Really interesting (and powerful)