Soldiers and Poets

Margaret McCaffrey, memoir

The casualties of war are my specialty. As the daughter of a World War II veteran, I wanted to develop a scene from my draft memoir so that it reads as a stand-alone piece. 

Margaret McCaffrey

Margaret’s essay ‘One Sacred Day’ was developed in response to a callout on The Human Writers for work on the theme of Anzac Day in Australia. The publication of ‘One Sacred Day’ on 25 April prompted her to then reflect on the nature of the eternal relationship between conflict and literature for a blog post on 22 June. Both the original piece and the blog post are well worth your time.

Anzac Day for Writers

Thanks to Margaret for sharing her experiences and thoughts on this important theme.

Peaceful reading, everyone.

EW

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Formed in 2007 in the seaside suburb of Elwood in Melbourne, Victoria, the group's members write across a variety of literary forms.

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2 thoughts on “Soldiers and Poets”

  1. War and literature Margaret – such interesting observations from both Ocean Vuong and you on this universal issue.

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