Book Title

Full Moon Boat

Author 1

Fred Marchant

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In 1970, during the war in Viet Nam, Marchant became one of the first Marine officers ever to be honorably discharged as a conscientious objector. In these poems, Marchant explores the concept of violence: What are its origins and consequences? What actions of the heart and mind resist it? Marchant takes us on a voyage from childhood to adult trauma, and eventually to a peace arrived at by unflinching meditation. A hard-won peace, it is our undiscovered country.

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ISBN

ISBN

978-1-55597-311-7

Format

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Paperback

Publication Date

Publication Date

9/1/00

Subject

Subject

Poetry

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Trim Size

Trim Size

6 x 9

Keynote

"These poems break open the heart, so we can weep in compassion for all our lives. Fred Marchant teaches and awakens the soul. The reader will finish Full Moon Boat an enlightened being."—Maxine Hong Kingston

About the Author

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Fred Marchant is the author of five books of poetry, including Said Not Said, The Looking House and Full Moon Boat. He is Emeritus Professor of English at Suffolk University and lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

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