Poetry and soldiers
by Nicole R
What place does literature have in preparing soldiers? How do future soldiers react while reading Wilfred Owen’s war poem, “An Anthem for Doomed Youth” ?
Elizabeth Samet, who has taught literature and poetry at West Point since 1997 explores these issues in her new book, Soldier's heart: reading literature through peace and war at West Point. NPR’s All Things Considered has an interesting interview with Samet, and an excerpt from the book, on their website.
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