Home Front: Childhood Memories of WWII

Peggy  Trojan's  poetry  is  straightforward  and  focused,  yet  lyrical and poignant. Through clean images and sharp details, she takes us to a time when  war  was  a  daily  reality.  This  book  is  both  a  poetic  and historical treasure.  —Jan Chronister Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College author of Target Practice, Parallel Press 

What  a  pleasure  this  collection  is!    Clear-eyed  and  perceptive, these narrative poems in Homefront by Peggy Trojan tell the story of a child in small Midwestern town during World WWII: the music, the girls playing jacks, the buttons on underwear, the ration books, the small town general store, and “for the first time/ questioning if man was kind.” It’s a chronicle of the war effort, and readers will be delighted with the sharp images of growing  up,  the  privations  and  pleasures,  the  interesting  portraits  of people, and the news dispatches of the war and Holocaust seen through the eyes  of  a  child.  Every  poem  is  necessary  to  this  collection,  and  each captures a time and a place, returning to us the stories and strengths of our parents and grandparents. She paints with words, and her language is both plain-spoken  and  beautiful  and  full  of  pathos.  These  poems  are  lit  with love.   —Sheila Packa Duluth Poet Laureate 2010-2012 author of Night Train Red Dust, Cloud Birds, and Echo & Lightning