The Pacific, written by Hugh Ambrose, is a companion book to the HBO miniseries of the same name. It details the struggles and triumphs of four US Marines and a US Navy carrier pilot during World War II in the Pacific region. The book is based on hundreds of hours of testimony, diaries, letters, and memoirs, and it tells the true stories of men who fought against a formidable enemy, endured hardship and humiliation in POW camps, and witnessed significant casualties. The narrative follows the intertwined journeys of these soldiers from their first battles on Guadalcanal through to their return home after V-J Day[2][5].
Today’s poem is The Pacific by Jennifer Jean.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “What I appreciate in today’s poem is the speaker’s indomitable outlook that echoes my grandparents’ optimistic spirit, especially in the face of deprivation and difficulty. Today’s poem lands on what is both a beautiful notion and a pragmatic belief: that even in our states of lack, we still live a miraculous existence, where love and natural beauty abound.”
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