Suzanne S. Rancourt, who is taking over at the helm of Blue Streak: A Journal of Military Poetry following the publication volume one this fall, was recently asked to write about the workshops she leads for underserved populations. Poets & Writers was founded in 1970 and “is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers.”…
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JME Editors and Contributor Featured on Voice of Warriors Talk Radio
At present, Military Experience and the Arts has close to three dozen editors and volunteers working with nearly 200 veterans, veteran spouses, and scholars as they march towards completion of the third volume of The Journal of Military Experience and the first volumes of Blue Streak, Blue Falcon, and Veterans’ PTSD Project publications. In this…
Voice of Warriors Hosts Leaders from Veterans’ PTSD Project
Voice of Warriors (VOW) is an organization that brings veterans and resources together through radio and other media. Each Tuesday night at 7 PM they host guest speakers associated with non-profits, initiatives, and outreaches to veterans. Recently VOW hosted leaders from MEA’s Veterans PTSD Project. They spoke about their upcoming publication of stories about post-traumatic…
MEA Participant Maryann Makekau Speaks Out About MST
Maryann Makekau is an Air Force veteran, spouse of a retired member, and mother of two grown military children. She’s also an author and founder of Hope Matters. She attended the 2012 Military Experience and the Arts Symposium where, in a supportive environment of fellow veterans, she we was able to contextualize her experience surviving…