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Poems For My Woofie The Story Of Lt. Wilfred V. Michaud, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Allison Orr

Honors Projects in English and Cultural Studies

My senior capstone project is the creation of a book of investigative poetry. The subject of the work is my grandfather, Wilfred V. Michaud. He was a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. The poetry addresses the history of Michaud’s battalion and the battles it fought, as well as personal stories of Michaud’s life and experience in the service. Several secondary sources were used to gain historical context for the poetry. Additionally, primary sources were used to provide information about Michaud’s personal experiences. The combination of primary and secondary sources established the necessary background and …

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Lavender Bride, Robert Kostuck

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Svetlana and Valery at the late edge of a summer weekend, aligned vacations, rented bicycles, wool sweaters, damp air spilled inland from the half-empty beaches.

Moving On, Joyce S. Brown

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Twenty minutes into death
and whatever happens there,

The Dictionary, Ace Boggess

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I keep a dictionary by my bed
in case a word is spoken when I dream

Hitler Stamp, Paul Hostovsky

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I traded ten triangular
Mongolian stamps for Hitler,

This And That (For Coleman Barks, October, 2008), Lisa Starr

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A while back you said, You know, one of these days
you're gonna have to write that poem about that deer,

Ginger, Charles Butterfield

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After Sam's truck clears the hill, all Lucius hears is the cooing of wild pigeons in the cavernous haymow.

Former Things Are Passed Away, Rebecca Melnyk

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I.

On Saturdays, Daddy likes to take the Coupe Deville through the

center of town,

Bayou Mirror, Iris Litt

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At first on the island
I gushed my amazement

Gerstler's Triumphant Return (1972), Julie Zuckerman

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Sitting among the malodorous teenagers--boys ripe with day-old sweat, girls thick on jasmine scents--Jeremiah Gerstler tried to check his mounting vexation.

In Praise Of Cowards, William Jolliff

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No brave man could ever imagine
how much a coward can tolerate

Elvis At The Dunkin Donuts, Gregg Moglia

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Coffee at hand I sit alone and begin
To read some Walt Whitman

Lethal Injection, David Dragone

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It didn't matter where you stood--
It was the way they botched his killing

Nothing At All, Ali Morreale

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You sit and you look at all the strange faces,
on the bus that drives you not far.

Modern Peasantry, Mark Smith

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Are you not yet cognizant,
my people, of how your television

Poem For Humphrey Bogart, Herman Bush

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You always said the world
was three drinks behind,

At The Post Office, Martha Christina

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A blue tooth device
glows behind the ear

Lost Memory, Jane Stuart

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You were--
you are--
a dream

Heist, Rachael Colasanto

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Your scent lingers on my pillow.
You've entered my space,
The place for my thoughts.

The Strap, Ruth Latta

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"Carmen? Carmen Lawrence? Where are you, girl?"

I peeked through the planks of the porch stairs

Lost At Sea, Dylan Thomas

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One dark day
my love was washed away

Hoo Doo Interests, Allison Whittenberg

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MaMa Fontaine stirs gumbo in a big rusty pot
telling me that joy is squashing a pregnant roach

She Feeds Me Now, Susan Johnson

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I read cookbooks as if they were ancient texts,
the life of grandmother's grandmother translated

A Fried Egg, Ellen Cooney

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a fried egg
a small sun

Cul-De-Sac, Dennis Saleh

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The night at
the door is
torn and frayed

Phantom, Adam Matson

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The pinky finger betrayed her. It sent a signal to Martin, who reached out from beneath the frilly cuff of his costume and grasped it.