“Picking Up Stan’s Body” was a story given to me by a Vietnam veteran in my Vietnam Veterans of America chapter. He was very hesitant to talk about his war experiences, as many veterans are. In this case, the man’s wife helped me get the main idea before he spoke to me. As you can […]
Jimmy Pappas
Jimmy Pappas served during the Vietnam War as an English language instructor training South Vietnamese soldiers. Jimmy received his BA in English at Bridgewater State University and an MA in English literature from Rivier University. He is a retired teacher whose poems have been published in many journals, including Yellowchair Review, Rattle, Shot Glass Journal, Off the Coast, Boston Literary Magazine, and War, Literature and the Arts. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Poetry Society of NH. He was one of ten finalists in the 2017 Rattle Poetry Contest.