The man hunt

Cards (18)

after passionate nights and intimate days
the frozen river which ran through his face
damaged porcelain collar bone ..... fractured rudder
i bind the struts and climb the rungs
feel the hurt of his grazed heart
sweating unexploded mine buried deep in his mind
and every nerve in his body had tightened and closed
who wrote the manhunt?
Simon Armitage
did Simon ever fight in war?
no
who is the persona/speaker ?
laura
what did eddie work as?
peace keeper
what war did eddie fight in?
bosnian war 1992 - 1995
what was eddie discharged with?
PTSD and depression
what was the purpose of the poem?
written for a documentary in 2007 for the forgotten heros and the mental health of soldiers
what is the structure of the poem?
rhyming for the first 6 lines then unrhymed and then ends with half rhyme
what is the speaker tracking?
a bullet through her husbands body
what poems can you compare love and relationships?
A Wife in london
Cozy Apologia
Sonnet 43
Valentine
what poems can you compare war?
A wife in London
The soldier