Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

BREAK FROM THE BUSH by YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA

Poem Explanation

First Line: THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DRIVES IN
Last Line: INTO THE WHITECAPS, %LAUGHING
Subject(s): SOLDIERS; VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975;

Poem Sources:

UNACCUSTOMED MERCY; SOLDIER-POETS OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
  EHRHART, W. D. (ED.)
  (1989)
 
CARRYING THE DARKNESS; THE POETRY OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
  EHRHART, W. D. (ED.)
  (1985)
 



Home: PoetryExplorer.net