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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  200 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 also been executive producer for several motion pictures. 

               Hellweg's Vietnam Poetry          PaulHellweg.com          PaulHellweg.com/poetry  



   Mary Hennessy     -     Poetry Editor /​ Contributing Poet

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  Mary Hennessy  (Mary Anson)  served in the  Army Nurse Corps  from 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 State University. 
  Her poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies. 
  She served in 2020 as the  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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​   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 
or Poet  x12),
  directed radio shows
  &  scored film/video/multimedia.
  
From 2011-2017, his lyrics were published monthly 
  in  Brier Patch Ramble magazine  (Ain't Poetry, Dammit! column), 
  then monthly in  Hidden Valley News  from 
2017-2020 
  &  in  
Yucaipa News Mirror newspaper since 2017. 
  Mick  has designed & built over a dozen websites. 
  His website (featuring 600+ of his © lyrics & music) holds 40+ Web awards. 
  His  YouTube Channel  (70+ live performance videos)  has  70,000+ views.
   AmIRight.com  features  50+
 of his song parodies.
   His  SoundCloud.com page  will play audio teasers of  30+ of his songs.
   His  LinkedIn.com profile
  has  11,000+ connections.
   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  



   Dinh Pham     -     ​Cultural Consultant / Site Assistant
   Dinh Pham  assisted in the building of this new version of  VietnamWarPoetry.com. 
   She is a  marine biologist  (MS in  Marine Biology - University of Tasmania, AU)  
   
& the  mother of a beautiful, bright, precocious young daughter. ​
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​Former Editors et al 



   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 and 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 and, 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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