Dedicated to Abolishing War, Establishing Justice, and Fighting Climate Disaster

Dedicated to Abolishing War, Establishing Justice, and Fighting Climate Disaster

Author: W.D. Ehrhart
William "Bill" Daniel Ehrhart is an American poet, writer, scholar, and Vietnam veteran. He received the Purple Heart Medal and the Navy Combat Action Ribbon for his service in Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Swansea. Ehrhart has been called "the dean of Vietnam war poetry" and is the author of more than 30 books, including Vietnam Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoir, Passing Time: Memoir of a Vietnam Veteran Against the War, Busted: A Vietnam Veteran in Nixon's America, and Thank You for Your Service: Collected Poems.
The New Normal

The New Normal

The “new normal” leaves this Vietnam veteran and poet sad and discouraged as he tries to imagine what things will be like in twenty years.