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War is Kind

by Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

This weekly poem commemorated the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane. The title takes on a gentle yet harrowing irony as this poem powerfully evokes the human costs of war, both the victims of the battlefield and those left behind. (Summary by LauraFox)

• Poet’s Corner e-text
• Wikipedia - Stephen Crane
• Librivox recording of War is Kind collection
• LibriVox’s War is Kind Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (9.1MB)
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes · Chapter-a-day

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  Read by: Laura Fox
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  Read by: Nate Saffle
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  Read by: Sean McKinley