Orion Rising
Orion Rising by Doug Rawlings, published by Lulu.com on April 23, 2014, is an illustrated collection of poetry that delves into the complexities of the Vietnam War. This edition spans 120 pages and is presented in English. The poems reflect a spectrum of emotions, including anger, shame, suffering, and solace, while also exploring themes of family life, childhood, and the loss of friends over time.
Readers will find that Rawlings’ work offers an honest and vulnerable perspective on the human experience, particularly in relation to the impacts of war. The collection captures moments of playfulness and love, providing a poignant exploration of humanity that resonates deeply. Through his poetry, Rawlings invites reflection on the profound effects of conflict and the enduring connections that shape our lives.
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“Doug Rawlings’ poems about the Vietnam War, full of anger, shame, suffering and solace, are hard to bear—as they should be. His poems about family life, children, the passing of friends since the war are honest, vulnerable, playful and loving. Together they allow him, and us, full humanity, an expansion of humanity that is particularly poignant in light of its denial to those on both sides who did not survive the war.”– Rob Shetterly”I have met Doug Rawlings only once, and then only in passing at a Veterans for Peace convention in his home state of Maine in 2010, but I have been reading his poetry for nearly 40 years. Spending time with this compilation of his life’s work, I feel as if I’m in the company of an old and dear and trusted friend. The range of his emotions, the diversity of his interests, the keenness of his sensibilities, his capacity to be fully and consciously human leave no doubt that his has been and continues to be a life examined and well worth living.”– W. D. Ehrhart
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