September 2008

Wilfred Owen in Voices in Wartime



The life and art of this British soldier-poet from World War 1, who wrote some of the most searing and emotionally profound poetry ever written.

imagining the enemy through the sights of my son's weapon

by Rich Moniak

They moved in unison
like dancers in a ballet,
the spider, twenty inches from my rifle,
the VC, twenty feet farther out, in line,
each slowly sliding a leg forward.
I let the man take one more step
so as not to kill the bug.

… Food for Thought: 3 A.M., by David Connolly

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900 Day Seige of Leningrad

A Case Study from World War 2, excerpted from the Voices in Wartime Curricula, by Marilyn Turkovich

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Anniversary of 9/11: A Covey of Ducks

by David Plumb

I read recently about an 18 year old who stabbed a duck in front of Benihana’s, because he hates ducks. What makes one do such a thing? Why a duck? Is this just one more kink in the great swing of the 21st Century, where everything is fair game, in the grab, keep and kill of whatever shows up on the screen next time?

Eli, Eli by Hannah Szenes

Susan Salidor sings this song, the title of which means "Oh Lord, My God." The lyrics were written by Hannah Szenes, a Jewish heroine of World War II, who was killed after being captured in Hungary, during an effort to save Allied prisoners of war and organize Jewish resistance. The music was composed by David Zehavi and the song is copyrighted by Mifalei Tarbuth Vechinuch.

Eli, Eli,
Shelo yigamer leolam,
Ha-hol v'ha-yam,
Rishrush shel ha-mayim,
Barak bashamayim,
Tfilat ha-adam.