Trial and Triumph: The Accounts of Ernie Plantz as WWII Submariner and Japanese P.O.W. AUTH-1510436 "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975" begins

"Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975" begins with Beat history and ends with a solitary vision of God in the form of the muse: "Seated on a cold park bench/I heard her moan: 'O Gregorio Gregorio/you'll fail me

Her translations of Daniel Saldaña París's novel Among Strange Victims (finalist in the 2017 Best Translated Book Award)

going to the ocean

or feel the need for an auntie

Trial and Triumph: The Accounts of Ernie Plantz as WWII Submariner and Japanese P.O.W. AUTH-1510436 "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975" beginsErnie Plantz responded to his country's call, accepted duty in the American Submarine Service, developed a place of worth and comradeship, and found himself a prisoner of the enemy for three and a half grueling years; 1297 days. This is his story. A farm boy from rural West Virginia, Plantz served on the USS Perch during the opening days of World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. Anchored in Manila Bay, Plantz and the Perch had a ring side