Recomposing Heroes

CI Poetry Project, Recomposing Heroes

Ajax pulling at the threads of war, by George Wallace

I was like the others, I was just a man among men, I listened at the little temple, I felt the snake lick at my ear, there were generals to follow and battle lines to be formed, and the sky above us furious and the rage set in, the full gospel trim of it . . . Read more

CI Poetry Project, Recomposing Heroes

The Greek Army at Aulis by Aoki Lee Simmons

The wind was dead, not angry or peaceful, or kind or cruel but dead. The air did not move but hung, hot and heavy, leaving men to gasp for breath in open space. The ships sat low in the glassy water, nothing moved. The waves lapping at the shore like… Read more