Once Upon a World War II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781968610012)

The poems in Once Upon a World War II delve into a childhood spent living and surviving World War II, starting with Native Lithuania and ending in arrival to America. Unlike parents, children for the most part looked at wartime with a perverse degree of normalcy. Yes, there was deprivation. However, there was an innate desire to make do, in spite of all that war brings with it.

"Each poem is like a poignant photograph ... With both tenderness and rage, Campe brings the reader into life as a refugee who still manages to find childhood joys hidden in his memories."

-Mark Fishbein, Chancellor of PGN Poetry Academy

"Not to be missed, this moving glimpse of a child's experience of life in the displaced persons camp at the end of WWII. We should be thankful that the poet has delved into his memory to share this with us"

-Bradley Strahan, former editor of Visions International

"In sharply observed European vignettes, he rewards the reader with narrative and contemplative poetic insights into a life most of us will hopefully never have to live through."

-Philip Wexler, author of Bozo's Obstacle

Author: Kazimieras Campe
ISBN-10: 1968610014
ISBN-13: 9781968610012
Publisher: Poetry Box
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 42
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d