The Circle of Hanh Weigl, Bruce

With all the breathtaking imagery and lyric fury that characterizes his acclaimed poetry, Bruce Weigl recounts his struggles in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, which tore his life apart and in return gave him his poetic voice. Upon his release from duty he turned to alcohol, drugs, and women, living for years in a confused purgatory until he discovered salvation in poetry and in the love of his wife and their son. Yet it was only through a harrowing journey back to Vietnam, to adopt his eight-year-old daughter, that Weigl was finally able to heal himself. Moving from childhood to the war to a final act of compassion and hope, The Circle of Hanh is a powerful re-creation of a deeply haunted life and, ultimately, a stunning work of redemption.

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A Vietnam War veteran recalls his struggles with drugs, alcohol, and women after the war and his subsequent redemptive return to Vietnam, where he adopted a young Vietnamese girl. Reprint.A Vietnam War veteran recalls his struggles with drugs, alcohol, and women after the war and his subsequent redemptive return to Vietnam, where he adopted a young Vietnamese girl. Reprint.

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A poet who has received wide praise for his poems about Vietnam, where he served, recalls his experiences there in this memoir, which also details the dissolute years he spent after the war before he redeemed his trauma through his verse.

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Book Format:		Paperback
Number of Pages:		0208
Publisher:		Grove Press

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