tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post8264072110932295119..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Harper: freedom cost too muchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-850903316313279972018-04-14T11:41:25.873-04:002018-04-14T11:41:25.873-04:00I visited Fort Sumter in February and nowhere did ...I visited Fort Sumter in February and nowhere did I come across Harper's name or work, or anything pro-“War of Yankee Aggression”. The poem is both historically informative and highly readable, with an accessible voice whose details evoke the mixed feelings of seeing loved ones go to war for a just cause. Oddly, it's a point of view that doesn't emerge as often as you'd think in poetry; most war-themed poetry is clearly biased (understandably) and heavy-handed (heavy-penned?).RachelRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630827601952961337noreply@blogger.com