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Shadow War: A Poetic Chronicle of September 11 and Beyond, Vol. 1
Shadow War A Poetic Chronicle of September 11 and Beyond Vol 1 Author:Louis Daniel Brodsky September 11, 2001, will never be forgotten. So much changed so quickly -- our sense of security, our national identity, our trust in the continuity of civilization itself. A bewildering mixture of shock, fear, vulnerability, sorrow, anger, and resolve overtook the United States after the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by terr... more »orists. In the fifty poems of Shadow War, Volume One, Louis Daniel Brodsky chronicles the events of that infamous day and the seven and a half weeks that followed, proclaiming both rallying cries and protestations. Free of political agenda, Brodsky immerses us in a chaos of conflicting attitudes and emotions. While many of the poems express patriotic indignation toward America's enemies, some show anger with America itself -- its complacency, materialism, and insularity. Several evoke genuine ecumenical sentiments, a desire for people of all faiths to unite, while others are cynical, irreverent, ironic, and absurd. We emerge from this diversity with a provocative and compelling portrait of perhaps the most confusing, yet reflective, time America has ever experienced.« less