“Towards parties and the banks of streams and ponds, along which young boys would pace out hours in silence after taking the… — Kevin Powers Prayer Copy Share Image
Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and… — Kevin Powers College Copy Share Image
I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what… — Kevin Powers Admire Copy Share Image
But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed. — Kevin Powers Doe Copy Share Image
“... a new patina whitening the walls with marks of memories, all running together as if the memories themselves aspired to be… — Kevin Powers Memory Copy Share Image
“His English was exceptional. There was a glottal sound in his voice, but it was not harsh. I'd often asked him to… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
“We were not destined to survive. The fact is, we were not destined at all. The war would take what it could… — Kevin Powers Destiny Copy Share Image
I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to… — Kevin Powers Bird Copy Share Image
“We'd had small lives, populated by a longing for something more substantial than dirt roads and small dreams.” — Kevin Powers Dirt roads Copy Share Image
My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war, — Kevin Powers Anti war Copy Share Image
I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light. — Kevin Powers Books Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more isolating than having a particular history.” — kevin powers History Copy Share Image
“And what did it mean that this choice was an illusion, that all choices are illusions, or that if they are not… — Kevin Powers Men and women Copy Share Image
I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like… — Kevin Powers Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I didn't want to smile and say thanks. Didn't want to pretend I'd done anything except survive” — Kevin Powers Gratitude Copy Share Image
“A report had asked us what combat felt like...It's like a car accident. You know? That instant between knowing that it's gonna… — Kevin Powers Car accident Copy Share Image
Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally… — Kevin Powers Asks Copy Share Image
There are definitely connections between poems, but I wanted each to stand on its own. I guess it goes back to the… — Kevin Powers Books Copy Share Image
There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem. It makes sense in my own mind, but I'm trying to figure… — Kevin Powers Giving Copy Share Image
“To say what happened, the mere facts, the disposition of events in time, would come to seem like a kind of treachery.… — Kevin Powers Fall Copy Share Image
“While I slept that summer, the war came to me in my dreams and showed me its sole purpose: to go on,… — Kevin Powers Dreams Copy Share Image
Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my… — Kevin Powers Books Copy Share Image
“Clouds spread out over the Atlantic like soiled linens on an unmade bed.” — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
“For one brief incalculable moment we were not brave or afraid.” — Kevin Powers Courage Copy Share Image
