Weaned on War

by Eugene Platt

Overview

Eugene Platt's volume of Collected Poems provides the reader with an eloquent distillation of five decades of humor, heartache, history, and love. Whether writing about the simple pleasure of eating a Folly Beach hotdog or the profound permutations of the passage of time, Platt brings his world—and all of our worlds—alive. — Wesley Moore, English teacher (retired); author, Today, Oh Boy

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165975417
Publisher:	LimerickWritersCentre
Publication date:	11/30/2022
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	518 KB

About the Author

Eugene Platt was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1939. After serving in the Army, he graduated from the University of South Carolina and earned a Diploma in Anglo-Irish Literature at Trinity College Dublin. His poems have appeared in many literary publications and some have been choreographed. He has given over 100 public readings of his work and was invited to read in the inaugural Dublin Arts Festival in 1970. He was
the first Poet Laureate of the Town of James Island and was Poet-in-Residence for public radio station WSCI. He lives in Charleston with his main muses: Montreal-born wife Judith, corgi Bess, and cats Finnegan and Maeve.