Vija's War
Robert P. Arthur
POETRY
Robert P. Arthur, recently a finalist for Poet Laureate of Virginia and author of the award winning poem-play Hymn to the Chesapeake, does it again with this stunning new volume of poetry. Arthur visits a wide range of themes ranging from the Russian occupation of Latvia during World War II, based upon the diary of Vija Martenson, to a poetic study of the Jamestown colony stripped of its fairy tale sheen. Nominated for the 2008 Library of Virginia Poetry Book Award.
Robert P. Arthur
POETRY
Robert P. Arthur, recently a finalist for Poet Laureate of Virginia and author of the award winning poem-play Hymn to the Chesapeake, does it again with this stunning new volume of poetry. Arthur visits a wide range of themes ranging from the Russian occupation of Latvia during World War II, based upon the diary of Vija Martenson, to a poetic study of the Jamestown colony stripped of its fairy tale sheen. Nominated for the 2008 Library of Virginia Poetry Book Award.
Robert P. Arthur
POETRY
Robert P. Arthur, recently a finalist for Poet Laureate of Virginia and author of the award winning poem-play Hymn to the Chesapeake, does it again with this stunning new volume of poetry. Arthur visits a wide range of themes ranging from the Russian occupation of Latvia during World War II, based upon the diary of Vija Martenson, to a poetic study of the Jamestown colony stripped of its fairy tale sheen. Nominated for the 2008 Library of Virginia Poetry Book Award.