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​VIETNAM  WAR  POE​TRY
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FOUNDING POET:    PAUL HELLWEG

PicturePaul Hellweg at Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province, 1968


















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​   Paul Hellweg  served in Vietnam from  May 1968  to  April 1969, 
   first
as an artillery forward observer with the  11th Armored Cavalry Regiment,
   later
as an advisor to a  Vietnamese Regional Forces/Popular Forces  platoon.
   Rank of  Captain,  his decorations include 2  Bronze Stars,  the Purple Heart, 
   Presidential Unit Citation,  Combat Infantry Badge 
   & the  Republic of Vietnam's Cross of Gallantry.

   He is currently a member of both  Vietnam Veterans Against the War 
   ​&  Veterans for Peace.  


   ​Paul  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
  [ Alien Buddha Press  (2019) ] 
   received highly positive reviews from  MadSwirl.com & 
Coatlism Press.  
   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. 
   He was an  Assistant Professor of Adventure Recreation & Wilderness Literature
   at California State University, Northridge.  For more, please see:
                       PaulHellweg.com                      

   Paul  established  VietnamWarPoetry.com 
   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.

   Founded in 2014, this site has been serving those purposes 
   & its readers for over a decade. 

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​​PAUL HELLWEG'S  VIETNAM POETRY

NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
 


"Paul Hellweg’s When Eagles Vie With Valkyries is the most powerful and compelling collection of poetry about Vietnam I've read."
--
 Bruce Berger, MWSA

Full Review Here


Paul's book of collected Vietnam poems, 
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When Eagles Vie with Valkyries,
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has been published by Main Street Rag Press, Spring 2024



When Eagles Vie with Valkyries is not available on Amazon.
To order, click Here

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Sample poems from the book:
Print Publications 
Video if available   [0:00 = start time] 

  A New Journey Begins          Gargoyle #64     (print) 

  Taking a Trip to London          Gargoyle #64     (print) 

  Dien Bien Phu Cemetery          Gargoyle     (print) 

  Ghosts          Proud To Be     (print)     video  2:05 

  Dance to the Dustoff Waltz          Proud To Be     (print)     

 

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