Battle Dress: Poems
- ISBN-10
- 1324003022
- ISBN-13
- 9781324003021
- Series
- Battle Dress
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-08-13
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Karen Skolfield
Description
“A terrific and sometimes terrifying collection—morally complex, rhythmic, tough-minded, and original.” —Rosanna Warren, 2018 Barnard Women Poets Prize citation In a poetic voice at once accessible and otherworldly, gutsy and insightful, U.S. Army veteran Karen Skolfield offers a rare glimpse of a female soldier’s training and mental conditioning. Through the narratives of a young soldier, her older counterpart, and her fellow soldiers, Skolfield searches for meaning in combat preparation, long-term trauma, and the way war is embedded in our language and psyche.
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