Blood Stripes

Aaron Graham's debut full-length collection is a haunting, unprecedented example of contemporary trench poetry. Set in Iraq during the mid-2000's, Blood Stripesdelves into the complexity and trauma of modern conflict. Through the eyes of a marine, these poems illustrate the intimacy of violence with candid brutality. Beyond the innate bonds formed between comrades, a strange communion develops across enemy lines as those charged with destroying each other do so with a kind of tenderness. Th...