Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

ALL QUIET by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW COME NOBODY IS BEING BOMBED TODAY?
Last Line: At which I could have voiced a protest, / running my whole family off a cliff
Subject(s): ANTIWAR MOVEMENTS; BLY, ROBERT (B. 1926); VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975; ANTI-WAR PROTESTS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=30293


Home: PoetryExplorer.net