Letters to War and Lethe is a collection of poems about war: its deprivations, its strange gifts, and its remembrances. “Whether set in Afghanistan or an American supermarket,” writes Boston-based poet Joyce Peseroff, these poems “upset platitudes and assumptions about those who fight, what they remember, and who speaks for them.” Farzana Marie’s book, Peseroff…
Are Budget Cuts the Culprit Behind the V.A. Scandal?
By Tom Kauffman, Veterans PTSD Project A few weeks ago, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in an interview that Washington’s cost-cutting culture helped spark the growing Veterans Administration hospital controversy by encouraging V.A. officials to understate their financial needs both internally and to Congress. Murray, a top appropriator and former chairwoman of the Senate Veterans…
“Trying to Make Our Nightmare a Dream”: Hanro Studios Engraving
By David P. Ervin When Hank Robinson got out of the Army in 2010, he thought the only thing he was good at was fighting the enemy. However, he discovered a new talent while navigating his civilian life. After deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan as an infantryman, he went to welding school on the…
Military Experience & the Arts Now A Federally Recognized 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
To the Fans, Staff Members, and Contributors to MEA Publications, For the past six months we’ve worked with lawyers and accountants, sought counsel from the leaders of like-minded groups, and poured our energy and dedication to veterans, their families, and artists into creating a nationally recognized organization that provides members of military communities with access to the arts,…