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VIETNAM  WAR  POETRY

​ABOUT US

Established by  Paul Hellweg  to foster greater understanding of the Vietnam War 
   & its impact on America, Vietnam, ​the veterans of both sides 
​   & all people involved either directly or indirectly. ​


   Paul Hellweg     -     ​Site Founder / Founding Poet

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 ​ Paul Hellweg  is the author of 12 books 
  & several hundred other publications: 
  newspaper 
& magazine articles,
  book 
& movie reviews, short stories, essays, etc. 
  With more than  250 poems published, 
  his poetry has received multiple nominations 
  for both the Pushcart Prize 
& Best of the Net Awards. 
  Paul's first book of poetry,
Ode to a Drunken Muse  
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[Alien Buddha Press 2019] received highly positive reviews 
  from
MadSwirl.com  &  
Coatlism Press. 
  He has been Featured Poet at  Beyond Baroque, Barnes & Noble, Borders+.
  He has also been executive producer for several motion p
ictures. 
               Hellweg's Vietnam Poetry          PaulHellweg.com          PaulHellweg.com/poetry  

 
   Conor Robison​     -     ​Editor 
Conor Robison  is a creative writer & historian who has published on American Military History
for the Journal of the American Revolution, Historical Conquest, & the Journal of the Seven Years War Association. 
In poetic forms, he is a great lover
& admirer of the limerick.  
When not writing, he is a 
teacher, striving to impart the significance of history onto America’s younger generations.
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​   Mick Terry     -     ​Co-founder / Webmaster-designer / Contributing Poet 

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  Composer-songwriter lyricist  Mick Terry,
  formerly a disc jockey
for 18 years,
  
has received numerous awards for his music & lyrics.
 
He has performed live  (Featured Songwriter/Poet  x12),
  directed radio shows
  &  scored film/video/multimedia.
  
Since 2011, his lyrics have been published.
  in his monthly column,  Ain't Poetry, Dammit! 
  in several Greater L.A. Area newspapers & magazines. 
  Mick  has designed & built over a dozen websites. 
  His own website (featuring 600+ of his © lyrics & music) holds 40+ Web awards. 
   AmIRight.com features  50+ of his song parodies.
 
  His  YouTube.com/user/MickTerryCom Channel has  82,000+ views of  70+ live videos. 
   His  SoundCloud.com/MickTerry-Com page has  56,600+ plays of  30+ song teasers. 
   His  LinkedIn.com/in/MickTerry Profile has 10,700+ followers & has Featured  130+ lyrics.
   
&  
tRump This !,  his collection of  300+ Trump, Biden-Harris, COVID song lyrics. 
​   BA in  Music Theory  (& Composition)  -  Towson University, MD 
   Mick's  purpose in life is to create & produce music, lyrics & humor 
   that empower, enhance 
& heal millions of people.
                    LinkedIn.com/in/MickTerry  


   Phạm Đinh Thanh Nhàn     -     ​Cultural Consultant / Site Assistant
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   Phạm Đinh Thanh Nhàn  has assisted in the cultural 
   integrity & building of  VietnamWarPoetry.com. 

   She has been a marine biologist  (MS 
in  Marine Biology - 
   University of Tasmania, AU),  
   educator 
& the mother of a bright, beautiful, precocious young daughter. ​

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​Former Editors et al 

   Mary Hennessy     -     Former Editor /​ Contributing Poet
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  Mary Hennessy  (Mary Anson)  served in the Army Nurse Corps 1966-68.
  Her father, Francis, was career Army.  3 of her 6 siblings also served in the military.  
  Mary returned to school
& graduated in 2000 summa cum laude 
  with a degree in English from North Carolina Stat
e University.  
  Her poems have appeared in many journals
& anthologies.  
  She served in 2020 as  Poetry Editor  for  Flying South, 
  ​a literary journal published in Winston-Salem, NC.  
  Mary recently won the  Pat Herold Nielsen Prize  for poetry.  
  Poetry is the only thing that makes sense to her anymore.  
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   Leilani Squire     -     Former Editor  
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​​  Leilani Squire  was born during the Korean War 
  at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii,
  while her father was deployed on an aircraft carrier
​  off the coast of Okinawa. 
  Her poetry & short shorts have been published in  The Sun,
  Eclipse, ​ Gentle Strength Quarterly  & on  BooksCover2Cover.com.
  Since 2010, she has facilitated writing workshops for veterans 

  & has produced  Returning Soldiers Speak,
  an annual event for veterans to tell their stories to the community
  ​through prose & poetry.  Leilani  is senior editor  of 
  Returning Soldiers Speak:  An Anthology of Prose &
 Poetry by Soldiers & Veterans 
  [ Bettie Youngs Books ].  

                    LeilaniSquire.com  


   Joyce LeBaron     -     ​Founding Editor / Contributing Poet
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  ​I live in a small cottage in a small village
  in the mountains of California.
  I have a small life with three dogs, a few friends,
  a quilting group, a garden & the wild birds. 
  Across the ocean to a golden Spanish cathedral 
  with saints' pictures on the wall,
  stacked one above the other inside ornate gothic frames, 
  a kinsman came
&, in a ritual almost as old as Christ, 
  ​lit a candle for my soul. ​ 

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​                              If any problem with this site or for any comments / inquiries other than a submission, 
​                              please email  
 VWPEditorial (at) gmail (dot) com 
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                              All images throughout  VietnamWarPoetry.com  used with permission of photographer, owner or agency.   
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​​​                              All rights reserved by  © Copyright owner.    Our sincere gratitude to all. 
​​​                              Paul Hellweg  image from Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam   © 1968  Paul Hellweg
​​​                              Mary Hennessey  image   © 2020  Mary Hennessey
​​​                              Mick Terry  image by Tammy Abbott   © 2007  Mick Terry
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​​​                              Leilani Squire  image from Hawaii   ©  Leilani Squire
​​​                              Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Wall  image   ©  Vacclav  via  ShutterStock.com
​​​                              Helicopter sunset image & header / footer croppings   ©  Keith Tarrier  via  ShutterStock.com 
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​​​                              Current Vietnam images   ©  Long Nguyen  of  HuangLongPhoto  via  Flickr.com 
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​​​                              Vintage Vietnam images taken by  Paul Hellweg   ©  Paul Hellweg ​
 
 

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