Rhymer in the Sunset: A Poetic Perspective of the Vietnam Experience

Rhymer In The Sunset is a book of poetry that tells the Vietnam story from a combat soldier's point of view. The poems were literally written in the heat of battle on scraps of paper, anything available. The poems tell the Vietnam story-the frustrations of a soldier, they talk about his comrades in arms, his country, his leaders, the enemy, his losses. The book is made even more poignant by actual photographs which have been faded, giving the effect of illustrating the poetry while not overshadowing it. Rhymer In The Sunset is moving in its simplicity and emotional in its complexities just as the war was. It is a book that will be read over and over again. It will appeal to every segment of American society, regardless of one's position on the Vietnam war.