Vietnam Junkyard and Other Poems

About the Book

The book consists of three volumes of poetry, originally written as separate books. The first is First Reflections, with sections named “ Memories”, “Family”, “Animals”, “Places”, “Diseases”, and “Fun”. The second volume is Vietnam Junkyard, the story of his Vietnam tour of duty in 1971-1972. It is written as an extended prose-poem divided in chapters. The first chapter is set in on an atoll in in the central Pacific where he served as a Ground Safety and Explosive Disposal officer for the ABM missile test range. The second chapter is a flashback of the events of his life to that date. The effects of his Vietnam experience on his life since are shown. The third volume is Millennial Meditations, a commentary on the meaning of the new millennium, and reactions to the 911 tragedy.

About the Author

Ed Calhoon lives in Maryland. He is a poet and freelance writer with 14 poems and a magazine article published. He is a retired computer specialist last employed by the U. S. Department of Commerce. He is a Vietnam Veteran and retired as an Ordnance Corps Major in the Army Reserve.