Poetry. In the aftermath of best-selling HERE, BULLET, Brian Turner deftly illuminates existence as both easily extinguishable and ultimately enduring. These prophetic, osmotic poems wage a daily battle for normalcy, seeking structure in the quotidian while grappling with the absence of forgetting.

Author Hometown: FRESNO, CA USA



About the author: Brian Turner earned an MFA from the University of Oregon before serving for seven years in the US Army. He was an infantry team leader for a year in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to that, he was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999-2000 with the 10th Mountain Division. His poetry has been published in Poetry Daily, The Georgia Review and other journals. He received a NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, and a Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. His work has appeared on National Public Radio, the BBC, Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and Weekend America, among others.

Reviews:
Josh Kalscheur in Devil's Lake
ForeWord Reviews
Dana Jennings in the New York Times
Publishers Weekly
Josh Cook @ The Millions
John Findura @ NewPages