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fallona's review
3.0
The poetry itself is fine--a mix of poets writing about the war, some during and some after, and holding various different positions regarding it. Several of the poems are best remembered as songs, some are relatively little known. I would imagine most readers would go in expecting them to read like 19th century American poetry, because that's what they are--and they do.
My main criticism is that as an anthology, the poems are arranged by author but end up thematically and temporally scattered. The editor includes very little information on each poet, and often nothing at all on the context of individual poems.
My main criticism is that as an anthology, the poems are arranged by author but end up thematically and temporally scattered. The editor includes very little information on each poet, and often nothing at all on the context of individual poems.
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