A Veterans Day 2024 Letter from CBAW Co-Founder Seema Reza

A Veterans Day 2024 Letter from CBAW Co-Founder Seema Reza

“Those living at a particular time are never simply the denizens of history or the pawns of time, they are also the only possible recipients of the messages of eternity trying to slip into the world …. we are each already an old soul capable of living meaningfully...
Finding Connection in the Practice: Veterans Day 2023

Finding Connection in the Practice: Veterans Day 2023

“The word for love, habib, is written from rightto left, starting where we would end itand ending where we might begin.” from “A Soldier’s Arabic,” by Brian Turner Since I first encountered the poem, “A Soldier’s Arabic,” I’ve been ruminating on the lines in this...
A Container For What We Carry: Veterans Day 2022

A Container For What We Carry: Veterans Day 2022

Veteran and poet, Ben Weakley reflects on life after service in this special Veterans Day blog post. As we approach Veterans Day, I’m re-visiting Phil Klay’s book of short stories, Redeployment. Perspective changes with time and distance, and my current experience...