Paul Hellweg at Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province, 1968
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.
He has also been executive producer for several motion pictures.
PaulHellweg.com PaulHellweg.com/poetry
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.
~
PAUL HELLWEG'S VIETNAM POETRY
Online & Print Publications
Video if available [0:00 = start time]
Most recent toward the top
A New Journey Begins Gargoyle #64 (print)
The Sorrow of War Gargoyle #64 (print) video 0:00
Taking a Trip to London Gargoyle #64 (print)
The Fifth Dimension Proud To Be (print)
Dien Bien Phu Cemetery Gargoyle (print)
Ghosts Proud To Be (print) video 2:05
Dance to the Dustoff Waltz Proud To Be (print)
The New Guy video 0:00
Moment of Silence The Veteran
Uncoiling The Veteran
Ambush on the Street Without Joy #1 video 0:35
Ambush on the Street Without Joy #2 The Veteran
Forty-Three Years and Counting The Veteran
Wounded The Veteran
Prey for War Protest Poems [1st poem]
On a Battlefield the Flies Don't Care Who Wins Protest Poems [2nd poem]
The Road More Traveled The Veteran
Bête Noire (The Black Beast) The Veteran video 0:00
Cult of the Wounded The Veteran
Memorial Day 2010 Asphodel Madness video 3:33
A Tidy Battlefield The Veteran
A Veteran's Manifesto The Veteran
A Meadow on my Map Askew (print)
The Hero The Veteran video 0:00
Pain The Veteran
Casualty Notification Raving Dove
Over There Askew (print)
M.A.S.H. Against Agamemnon (print)
PAUL HELLWEG'S VIETNAM POETRY
Online & Print Publications
Video if available [0:00 = start time]
Most recent toward the top
A New Journey Begins Gargoyle #64 (print)
The Sorrow of War Gargoyle #64 (print) video 0:00
Taking a Trip to London Gargoyle #64 (print)
The Fifth Dimension Proud To Be (print)
Dien Bien Phu Cemetery Gargoyle (print)
Ghosts Proud To Be (print) video 2:05
Dance to the Dustoff Waltz Proud To Be (print)
The New Guy video 0:00
Moment of Silence The Veteran
Uncoiling The Veteran
Ambush on the Street Without Joy #1 video 0:35
Ambush on the Street Without Joy #2 The Veteran
Forty-Three Years and Counting The Veteran
Wounded The Veteran
Prey for War Protest Poems [1st poem]
On a Battlefield the Flies Don't Care Who Wins Protest Poems [2nd poem]
The Road More Traveled The Veteran
Bête Noire (The Black Beast) The Veteran video 0:00
Cult of the Wounded The Veteran
Memorial Day 2010 Asphodel Madness video 3:33
A Tidy Battlefield The Veteran
A Veteran's Manifesto The Veteran
A Meadow on my Map Askew (print)
The Hero The Veteran video 0:00
Pain The Veteran
Casualty Notification Raving Dove
Over There Askew (print)
M.A.S.H. Against Agamemnon (print)