Iraq Anniversary Poem Analysis

The article "Iraq Anniversary: How Poetry Played a Part in the War in Iraq" is an article is about the war in Iraq and the impact which was brought about by poetry. The poems in this articles display different features of style,this author mentions John, a platoon commander, who narrates the journey of poetry in war through his contribution and also the contribution of others. After war John acquires a masters in poetry and becomes a pioneer of war poetry through consulting his friends on war poetry. This article also clearly describes the events: inspired by poetry, which contributed to the ending of the war in Iraq.
The following are responses of the poems in the article:
'Claret' by John Jeffcock, from 'Book Of War'
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The theme of grief and sadness is evident where the author narrates how he felt about the death of his fellow troop member
”a lump comes to my throat”
You feel anger, range then sad
And shed some tears for this lad”
There is also the theme of war where the author states that the soldier was killed in combat by a bomb
” killed in action by a bomb”
'Shame' by Sergeant John ‘BJ’ Lewis (37), Royal Air Force, Iraq (Operation Telic) 2008, taken from 'Heroes'
This poem is about war and criticism, the author states how they carried on their duty as patriots and achieved their objectives, however, they are met with criticism inspite of their efforts, the author states
“We achieved our objectives, forced the change of