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NEWS & UPDATES

                    News, updates, reviews and related items concerning Vietnam War Poetry. 
                    Contributing Poets are welcome to recommend news items 
                    (such as a newly published book) 
                    by submitting items to     VWPEditorial (at) gmail (dot) com 

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9-11-20
​We here at  VWP  honor all the victims of  9-11-01  & have empathy for their loved ones & friends.   
Seems hard to comprehend that next year will be the 20th anniversary. 

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8-28-20
We here at  VWP  welcome our new   Poetry Editor,  Mary Hennessy.     [ Bio on  About Us ]  
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Paul Hellweg's   Ode to a Drunken Muse   [ see below ] 
"loaded with heft  ...  the hollow emptiness of lonely moments  ...  Hellweg’s ironic voice  ...  enjoyable to read  ...  terse, packed with heavy thoughts on life, on death  ...  reflections on other writers and artists  ...  tuneful and ring in your head."   - -   MadSwirl.com  -  Mike Fiorito 

Paul Hellweg's   first book of poetry,  Ode to a Drunken Muse  via  Amazon.com, 
was published by  Alien Buddha Press   2019. 
The poems are not directly related to the  Vietnam War, 
but they do give a clear picture of what it's like to live with  PTSD. 

Paul Hellweg's   Ode to a Drunken Muse   [ see above ] 
Winner of the  Coatlism Press Full Book Contest 
"has an awesome blend of lyricism, wit, wisdom and humor."   - -   Coatlism Press  -  Ralph-Michael Chiaia 
[ 1/3 down  to  'Coatlism Book Contest Winner' ] 


8-8-20 
VietnamWarPoetry.com  has a totally redesigned website.  Thankyou for your patience.  
To our chagrin, none of the previous page names / URLs / links will work now.  Our apologies.  
[ Main pages are no longer prefixed by  'VWP' 
&  Contributing Poets  pages are no longer prefixed by  'CP'. ] 
Please use the  Navigation Bar  at the top of each page to find what you want. 
Site Map  below  About Us  may help.  


5-30-20 
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam  has stated that they have had  zero  (0) 
reported fatalities due to  COVID-19 / CoronaVirus  since the pandemic started. 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/vietnam-how-this-country-of-95-million-kept-its-coronavirus-death-toll-at-zero/ar-BB14MxiR?li=BBnb7Kz 
Hmmm  ...  


​8-8-16
Veterans for Peace  has a book available -- Letters to the Wall.
It is a collection of letters delivered to The Vietnam Memorial Wall
on two consecutive Memorial Days, 2015 & 2016.
These letters and this book are part of VFP's Full Disclosure campaign
which aims to expose the true impact of the Vietnam War on the U.S.,
Vietnam and the world. 

The book is being sold at cost.  It is available in paperback:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/veterans-for-peace/letters-to-the-wall-memorial-day-events-2015-2016/paperback/product-22808487.html  
or as an e-book:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/veterans-for-peace/letters-to-the-wall-memorial-day-events-2015-and-2016/ebook/product-22808502.html  
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8-6-15 
Items Left at the Wall:  Virtual gallery presented by 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial  Fund  
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/06/website-showcases-mementos-left-vietnam-wall/31104037/  
https://www.vvmf.org/items/  


5-1-95 
Offerings at the Wall:  Book of Artifacts from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1833827.Offerings_at_the_Wall  
 

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