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kaimetcalfe's review against another edition
4.0
The military isn't a topic I often read about, but the military from a deployed mother's perspective drew me in.
Skolfield's collection of poems in Battle Dress constantly forced me to stop and reflect. Candid depictions of quotidian life tinged with subtle intensity, "Due to Historical Accuracy, Hazards are Present" or "Anticipate gunshots in the second half of the play" made me feel on edge, but not exactly in a bad way. Hyper aware. Misled or suspicious. Despondent. Somber.
The Army SMART Book poems are punchy, "Small-arms fire may sound like mosquitoes" and "M18A1 Claymore Mine" were darkly humorous favorites of mine.
Reading "Rifle: Verb, noun" made me feel wobbly, off-balance, almost out of control, and dizzy. Loved the repetition. "Army SMART Book: Inspirational Quote (1)" made me feel hollow and rejected.
This book had me empathizing with soldiers more than I ever have and seeing their experiences with a lens of humanness instead of the lens of Military Industrial Complex.
Skolfield's collection of poems in Battle Dress constantly forced me to stop and reflect. Candid depictions of quotidian life tinged with subtle intensity, "Due to Historical Accuracy, Hazards are Present" or "Anticipate gunshots in the second half of the play" made me feel on edge, but not exactly in a bad way. Hyper aware. Misled or suspicious. Despondent. Somber.
The Army SMART Book poems are punchy, "Small-arms fire may sound like mosquitoes" and "M18A1 Claymore Mine" were darkly humorous favorites of mine.
Reading "Rifle: Verb, noun" made me feel wobbly, off-balance, almost out of control, and dizzy. Loved the repetition. "Army SMART Book: Inspirational Quote (1)" made me feel hollow and rejected.
This book had me empathizing with soldiers more than I ever have and seeing their experiences with a lens of humanness instead of the lens of Military Industrial Complex.
petrichorandcoffee's review against another edition
5.0
Gorgeous and intricate language for painful and unspoken-of hardship of a soldier, particularly a female soldier.
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