EPISODE · Aug 24, 2021 · 31 MIN
Jay Harden
from Beyond the Frontlines: Veterans in the Humanities · host Missouri Humanities
Jay Harden, a Vietnam War veteran, who writes poetry, prose, and songs about love, war, and personal growth. Jay has been published in all nine volumes of Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors and is known as the “Grandfather of Proud to Be.” In this episode, we learn about Jay’s “Metal Mama” and his wartime experience while stationed in Guam—his thoughts on war and how one struggles to find oneself after the fact. Jay openly shares about his healing journey and the role writing plays in helping with his PTSD. In this segment, Jay reads the following excerpts from Proud to Be: “No Wonder War” from PTB, Volume 6 “Raging River” from PTB, Volume 2 “Unboot Camp: An Imagined TED Talk” from PTB, Volume 5
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Jay Harden, a Vietnam War veteran, who writes poetry, prose, and songs about love, war, and personal growth. Jay has been published in all nine volumes of Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors and is known as the “Grandfather of Proud to Be.” In this episode, we learn about Jay’s “Metal Mama” and his wartime experience while stationed in Guam—his thoughts on war and how one struggles to find oneself after the fact. Jay openly shares about his healing journey and the role writing plays in helping with his PTSD. In this segment, Jay reads the following excerpts from Proud to Be: “No Wonder War” from PTB, Volume 6 “Raging River” from PTB, Volume 2 “Unboot Camp: An Imagined TED Talk” from PTB, Volume 5
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