The Warrior A Mother's Story of a Son at War

by Richey, Frances

• ISBN13: 9780670019618
• ISBN10: 0670019615
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-10
• Publisher: Viking Adult

Summary

A poignant, accessible, and emotionally arresting book told in 28 poems, "The Warrior" speaks to the world of those who wait while their loved ones are in combat. Richey offers a heart-wrenching memoir of a mother grappling with the reality of her son at war in Iraq.

Author Biography

Frances Richey was born in Williamson, West Virginia, and grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. After working in the business world for almost two decades, she left to teach yoga and write. She is the author of one previous collection of poetry, The Burning Point, which won the White Pine Press Poetry Prize and was released in 2004.

Table of Contents

The Aztec Empire	p. 3
The Barn Swallows	p. 5
The Movers	p. 7
Letters	p. 10
The Book of Secrets	p. 12
The Warrior	p. 14
In a Time of War	p. 18
Dream of the Lost Son	p. 21
Kill School	p. 25
Waiting	p. 27
One Week Before Deployment	p. 31
Packing	p. 31
To the Helmet	p. 33
His Gun	p. 34
Sightseeing	p. 37
I Had Promised Not to Cry	p. 39
Inventory	p. 40
Thetis	p. 43
Mourning in Sadr City	p. 47
Home on Leave	p. 48
He Tells Each Story	p. 51
School for Commandos	p. 52
A Walk Through the Seventh Regiment Armory	p. 54
Cab Ride to Chelsea	p. 56
The Worst Thing	p. 57
Christmas Dinner with my Son in Arlington Heights	p. 58
E-Mail from a Secret Location in Iraq: re: The Puppies	p. 63
Time Out	p. 66
The Powerlifter	p. 67
Thor	p. 69
Incommunicado	p. 72
Collisions	p. 74
Four Fragments from the Hall of the Madonnas	p. 76
The Canal	p. 78
Notes	p. 81
Acknowledgments	p. 83
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