Reviews for Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace

The average rating for Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-11-24 00:00:00 Norma F. Aronson A really good anthology of accessible poems and war stories for young adults. Counting When they do war They forget how to count They forget how to count And that's how they do it. They come They kill They kill They go They give us No numbers No names They disappear them They vanish them It's how they do it. They come They kill They kill They go Names are deleted Numbers are un-counted bodies are un-included Faces are un-remembered That's how they do it. They come in They flush out They mop up They take out No numbers No names No names No numbers And it's worth it, they say. It's worth it. Believe us, it's worth it believe us. Oh yes it IS worth it if you forget how to count. It IS worth it if you forget the numbers. It IS worth it if you forget the names. It IS worth it if you forget the faces. That's how they do it. But we're counting. Watch us: we're counting. Listen: we're counting. And- -we count. Michael Rosen This poem is dedicated to all the dead of all wars who are not counted. I can remember when the Vietnam war was going on, we never found out how many Vietnamese died. In the war against Afghanistan, whic we were told was "worth it," we never found out how many our leaders killed. There was every chance that as many innocent people died in that war as were killed in the twin towers. Now, after the war in Iaq, we may never find out how many Iraqis have died.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-01-24 00:00:00 Geoffrey Tricarico Originally published in the UK, this is an excellent anthology of poetry, short fiction and illustrations on the age-old, ever-present subject of war. Contributions are from top authors and illustrators and even some not-top authors (I'm proud to have a short story in here). An ideal classroom book. Okay, so I'm biased.