EPISODE · Mar 5, 2012 · 6 MIN
Issue 22. March 2012 : JAMES O'BRIEN Penned Up
from The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your Ears · host The Drum Literary Magazine
James O'Brien's "Penned Up" tells a soldier's story. In a laconic tone that still hints at the pain of his experience, the narrator describes the heat, the smells, and the tragedy of his tour in Iraq. "Penned Up" is about detachment and loyalty, isolation and belonging, and expectations met and withheld.
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