Two-Star General

By: Grey Held

Two-Star General brings his father, the general, and himself, the poet, eloquently to life in poems that crackle with pungent language and compelling images that pull us in, and evoke fairly their conflicting attitudes and differing temperaments. The first section, in the general's voice, contrasts his humanity "On the army cot, I kiss/the palm of my own hand, wishing it were my sweetheart," with the aggressive nature needed when training men to kill:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098410058X
• ISBN13: 9780984100583
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Brick Road Poetry Press
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"