Audio excerpt from the book-length poem War
Rug War Rug is a work of documentary poetics in the form of a book length poem. Multiple interwoven narratives explore life within zones of conflict as viewed through the lens of current warfare. The narratives range from passages inspired by journal entries, firsthand accounts, and news reports to poetic constructs collaged from military doctrine, Freedom of Information Act released government documents (like CIA interrogation manuals, and detainee autopsy reports), and numerous other sources.
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Poetry based video series
release The Knotting of Rope is part of Fragments of a
Name, a poetry based video
art series that blends the written and spoken word with film and instrumental
music in an exploration of the fragmented nature of life within zones of conflict.
This piece, in particular, deals with the silencing of dissent.
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Review of "Experiencing the War in Iraq"
Francesco Levato is executive director of the Poetry Center of Chicago. Wafaa Bilal is an Iraq-born performance artist now living in the United States. John Paul Hornbeck is a U.S. Army veteran who runs a veterans’ counseling program in Iowa City, Iowa. Rebecca Heyl is a Boston artist and writer who has worked for the Israeli peace movement. Robert Walters is part of a U.S. Navy squadron currently stationed in Iraq.
If you were expecting "Experiencing the War in Iraq," a month-long series of Iraq-themed talks, performances and exhibits organized by a group of local artist-activists, to feature a predictable chorus of antiwar voices, think again. As the names on the above list suggest, “Experiencing the War in Iraq” is far too diverse — and for that reason, much too important — to dismiss as just another chance to vent about the war in Iraq.
