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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
Golden Army	Kopec, Patrycjusz	Rhyme	fantasy, war,
It's Dangerous To Dream	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	conflict, hero, imagery, loneliness,
Sarajevo	Mackie, Kirsten	Blank verse	anger, history, travel, war,
What Makes a Nation	Mackie, Kirsten	Haiku	conflict, freedom, history, political,
Smokestacks of Auschwitz	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	abuse, holocaust, war,
Hateful and Pain	Rosa, Amy	Free verse	divorce, hate, heartbreak, loneliness,
The Ronson	holmes, peter	Free verse	death, war,
War	Hamilton, Shadow	Tetractys	war,
JUSTIFICATION	Thajudeen, Muhammad Safa	Blank verse	conflict, war,
Bloodshed	Chance, KamirynnAnd	Free verse	death, recovery from, war,
Sammy Baker Charlie 4	holmes, peter	Free verse	veterans day, war,
Scars of Love- A True Valentine Story	Manassian, Eileen	Narrative	love hurts, spiritual, war,
AGAINST FORGETTING ART-WAR TRAIN 393	Vuy, George Dee	Free verse	betrayal, death, psychological, war,
TROLLS - Sarajevo Bridges	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	war,
DESTRUCTION	Providence, Poetryof	Quatern	bible, corruption, future, people,
SARAJEVO the anxiety	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	allah, anxiety, arabic, death,
The Curse	Bdosa, Vee	Lyric	allah, conflict, god, war,
The Going Insane	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	abuse, age, allah, anxiety,
Letter to a war belligerent	dhaou, Abdelwaheb	Free verse	war,
Bridges of Sarajevo	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	death, war,
OF TERRORS AND MEN	Sadig El Waad, Jaafar	Free verse	anxiety, bereavement, war, words,
The Peacekeepers - Sarajevo	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	allah, god, hate, war,
Kings Mate	Hatcher, Eric	Light Poetry	poetry, poets, self, social,
The Safe Zone - SARAJEVO	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	racism, war,
THE WRATH OF GOD	Walker , Verlena S.	Epic	character, spoken word, strength,
SARAJEVO City of Palaces	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	history, peace, war,
SARAJEVO - the Sniper	Bdosa, Vee	Sonnet	allah, conflict, death, god,
This Year	Woo, Brittany	Quintain (English)	bible, corruption, metaphor, war,
Fade away	nnoli, richard	Epic	absence, abuse, africa, betrayal,
Wishful Thinking	Tyson, Brianne	Rhyme	discrimination, emotions, evil, hope,
Instruments Of War	Vuy, George Dee	Free verse	war,
Ratings War	Roark, Odin	Prose Poetry	war,
Return	Matthews, Autumn	ABC	absence, death, loneliness, longing,
On The Beach	writer, tattooed	Free verse	conflict, dark, evil, soldier,
Backfire 4 Burn	writer, tattooed	Blank verse	conflict, fantasy, flying, technology,
WOE IS ME CRIES THE WEARY LAND	lowe, millard	Rhyme	angst, death, horror, scary,
Freedom - Tongue Twister	Petersen Potter, Dorian	Verse	bereavement, courage, death, freedom,
DOTA: Divine Rapier	Uy, Jonathan	Free verse	games, light, power, war,
At the Wall	Sturgill, Robert	Free verse	bereavement, death, death of
Fire behind the eyes	Sapp, Wayne	Rhyme	sorrow, war,
His Forever Plastic Flower	Roark, Odin	Prose Poetry	war,
The Ex-Patriot In Madrid	Yates, Bill	Free verse	depression, fantasy, imagery, loneliness,
The Brain Beguiled	Ben, Su	Free verse	life, men, metaphor, war,
I Dreamed I Saw Picasso	Yates, Bill	Free verse	art, deep, metaphor, war,
OH WHAT GAMES THEY PLAY	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	peace, war,
SILENT CRIES	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	hope, peace, war,
OF WARS AND THINGS	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	peace, war,
We Are Still Walking The Trail Of Tears	Smith, Darlene	Classicism	history, native american, war,
Why There's a War	Ben, Su	Free verse	death, war,
ELI JAH	Providence, Poetryof	Free verse	bible, faith, hope, inspiration,
FAR AND AWAY	Anderson-Throop, Victoria	Ballad	sea, war,
Shot at Dawn	Williams, Steve	Free verse	conflict, hero, judgement, military,
Fighting A War	Jones, Cynthia	Rhyme	care, children, conflict, december,
Breaking Nations	sebaduka, Elly	Rhyme	america, anger, art, dark,
Peaceful Illusions	Slausen, Anthony	Prose Poetry	earth, war,
Forever Tumbling	Griffin, Samuel	Free verse	adventure, age, hope, life,
A Letter Too Late	horsman, harry	Sonnet	war,
A kind of love	Ngoma, Thabang	Free verse	love hurts, war,
Poppies	Yeates, Owen	Rhyme	remember, war,
White Devil	writer, tattooed	Free verse	dark, history, peace, political,
I got a ways to go	Jacks, Timothy	Lyric	today, war,
Old Soldiers And Fallen Angels	Bole Tupper, Karin	Free verse	bereavement, for him, loss,
The armed militias	Almurisi, Naji	Free verse	military, pain, peace, war,
FIGHTER PILOT	writer, tattooed	Free verse	beauty, cool, courage, flying,
War Horror	Micuda, Lesley	Free verse	anger, betrayal, hate, history,
Our Brave Boys	Birchmore, Michael	I do not know?	war,
1 JAN 1863	Johnson, James W	Narrative	love, war,
27 FEB 1861	Johnson, James W	Narrative	longing, love, war,
LETTER FOUR 14 JUN 1864	Johnson, James W	Narrative	love, war,
The Poor Bitch's Rock	Ben, Su	Verse	anger, cry, death, mother,
IRAQ	writer, tattooed	Free verse	anger, conflict, death, fear,
The Savior	Gudez, Flora Mae	Free verse	death, evil, fear, violence,
Holocaust - A Letter to General Eisenhower	Ryerson, Tim	Narrative	war,
BIRTH OF A STAR	Anderson-Throop, Victoria	Ballad	life, love, war,
How Not to Start a War	Andemariam, Veronica	Italian Sonnet	god, jesus, war,
1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front	Meade, David	I do not know?	courage, joy, love, peace,
Son of a gun	Ngoma, Thabang	Rhyme	death, violence, war,
Many Mighty Men	Horn, James	Couplet	military, war,
The Innocent	McSorley, David	Rhyme	children, freedom, war,
The Soldier	Warren, Angela	Verse	war,
Gods of War	Griffin, Evan	Lyric	conflict, death, military, soldier,
PESTER	Johnson, James W	Iambic Pentameter	death, death of a
Pro War Fantasy	Walker, Ian	Elegy	anger, death, judgement, pain,
Emperor	Schumacker, Earl	Free verse	adventure, conflict, culture, inspirational,
What Does The Ass Say	Stevenson, Jerry	Haiku	anger, culture, dark, hate,
Embrace Of The Death Shadow	Stoner Jr, Robert	Verse	poetry, war,
War and Harmony	Clark, Yvonne	Narrative	boyfriend, cute love, first
Sons And Daughters Of Zion	Pruitt, Les	Couplet	blessing, celebration, courage, patriotic,
The World War II Years	Ellison, Jack	Narrative	conflict, war,
BEDLAM WAR SATIRE	writer, tattooed	Free verse	death, dream, fantasy, war,
Dawn of Realization	Pruitt, Les	Couplet	bible, conflict, future, life,
The Coming Invasion	Pruitt, Les	Couplet	bible, conflict, death, dream,
Her Dream	writer, tattooed	Blank verse	angst, beauty, conflict, death,
Flowers that Died in Wane	Firdous, Sidra	Rhyme	hope, war,
Oh Albert It's Alice	Williams, Steve	I do not know?	devotion, i miss you,
This is war	Cupit, Terence Alexander	Verse	war,
Over The Top	Williams, Steve	I do not know?	lost, military, soldier, war,
Not too cold yet	Will, Dave	Free verse	war, winter,
BOYS	Williams, Steve	I do not know?	dark, military, poetry, war,
Sorry Guys	Williams, Steve	I do not know?	military, soldier, war,

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