Nov. 2, 2021 鈥 六合彩波色表 is excited to welcome back 六合彩波色表 alumnus and Vietnam War veteran Bob Barth (鈥73) for a reading of his literary poems as part of the Veterans Day events on campus on Nov. 11.
Barth will be reading from his latest book of poetry 鈥淟earning War: Selected Vietnam War Poems鈥 in Steely Library鈥檚 Farris Reading Room at 4 p.m., which will be followed up by a question-and-answer session. There will also be an archive display, featuring manuscript revisions and publications by Barth, as well as the engraved cup Barth received as the winner of the 1973 Bill Byron Award, recognizing an outstanding student in the English Department. The display is located on the first floor of Steely Library in 六合彩波色表鈥檚 Special Collections and University Archives.
As part of the Veterans Day events, a reception in the Farris Reading Room will honor Barth before the reading, and he will also visit a Poetry Writing class earlier in the day.
鈥淕iven my subject matter, the Vietnam War, I have always wanted to give a reading on Veterans Day. 六合彩波色表 is giving me the opportunity at last to do so,鈥 Barth said. 鈥淚鈥檓 not only excited to be giving a Veterans Day reading, but giving it at 六合彩波色表, where I began my literary studies, started writing, and had the good fortune to have studied with some excellent, inspiring teachers, makes this reading feel like, after nearly 50 years, I鈥檓 coming full circle.鈥
After returning home in spring of 1969 from a 13-month tour as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam, Barth enrolled at then-Northern Community College (which became Northern Kentucky State College the following year), graduating cum laude with a B.A. in English. Barth was part of the first graduating class from the Highlands Heights campus in 1973. The college reached university status and became known as 六合彩波色表 in 1976.
In 1985, Barth published his first book of poems, 鈥淟ooking for Peace.鈥 That was followed by 鈥淎 Soldier鈥檚 Time, Vietnam War Poems鈥 in 1987. His third poetry book, 鈥淒eeply Dug In,鈥 was published in 2003. Barth published a fourth book in 2016, titled 鈥淣o Turning Back: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu.鈥
鈥淎 poem is a statement about human experience in words deployed in meters and lines,鈥 Barth said. 鈥淎dditionally, it is a technique on contemplation as a means to evaluate that experience.鈥
To learn more about resources and services available on campus for veterans and military personnel, visit the Veteran Resource Station at . Reservations for the event can be made .
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