War Poet.ca - A CFAP Project by Suzanne Steele

Diary Archive

March 2010

10 ~ wait
09 ~ mercs
09 ~ no duff
08 ~ greenman calls (HLTA con't)
05 ~ question from an Artillery Officer Cadet (4)
04 ~ night leaguer
03 ~ war artists (in progress con't) (1)
02 ~ the good go (con't)

February 2010

28 ~ and yes,
27 ~ desert diver (2)
26 ~ they're watching hockey (2)
26 ~ incoming (home front 2)
25 ~ messages
23 ~ war artists (in progress)
23 ~ the good go (con't) (3)
21 ~ greenman calls (HLTA con't) (1)
18 ~ HLTA (con't)
17 ~ for WO H on his road to war (1)
17 ~ A'stan
15 ~ Hot Wash (from May Day)
14 ~ lonely hearts (1)
12 ~ greenman gets ready for HLTA (2)
10 ~ son at war (1)
09 ~ befores and afters (1)
09 ~ In Arms Poetry Project with the Edmonton Poetry Festival (1)
08 ~ fear
06 ~ medics
06 ~ my father's war (1)
05 ~ (1)
04 ~ war poet (1)
02 ~ message from greenman (2)
01 ~ message from greenman (2)

January 2010

30 ~ sms' good go
29 ~ domestic op. (the good go)
25 ~ transporters (2)
23 ~ Scott Waters
21 ~ 3 a.m. tracers (father with son in Afghanistan)
19 ~ it's what they do
18 ~ the real deal (1)
16 ~ Sgt. John Faught
14 ~ shelter from the storm (1)
12 ~ requiem
12 ~ interview and reading (1)
11 ~ today
10 ~ back (1)
07 ~ at last
06 ~ wordless (2)
05 ~ cbc victoria interview

December 2009

27 ~ on "leave" until Jan. 4th
27 ~ on the loss of Lt. Andrew Nuttall (1)
24 ~ Lt Andrew Nuttall (7)
20 ~ merry christmas baby (1)
17 ~ HLTA (home leave)
13 ~ they say (2)
11 ~ sometimes
08 ~ smsteele published in the Journal for Military and Strategic Studies (3)
06 ~ to greenman in country
04 ~ more soldiers words
03 ~ contemplate (4)

November 2009

30 ~ the flight nobody wants to take (5)
29 ~ a beautiful, compassionate image that a friend sent me today (1)
28 ~ globe and mail article (8)
27 ~ War Poet on the CBC November 2009
27 ~ smsteele in Afghanistan on the BBC November 2009 (1)
27 ~ Tagged
26 ~ a note on this site (5)
26 ~ incoming (home front) (1)
25 ~ TIC ('09) (1)
24 ~ CBC interview and reading of Lt. Justin Boyes' poem (1)
24 ~ rocket attack (1)
23 ~ the dust of KAF
22 ~ so beautiful, for You at the Shura published!
22 ~ herc (1)
20 ~ incoming
18 ~ where there is water, there is everything (2)
18 ~ BBC World Service Interview (1)
16 ~ package to greenman at the front
15 ~ when does war end? when does it begin? (2)
15 ~ 48 hrs. leave
15 ~ the new normal (KAF) (1)
15 ~ soldier's words from outside the wire (1)
14 ~ this country (1)
11 ~ Remember (1)
09 ~ Afghanistan (8)
07 ~ Interview with smsteele on Requiem (1)
06 ~ green man early days (2)
04 ~ The boys of 21 Alpha Are Home!!!
02 ~ farewells

October 2009

31 ~ spooked
30 ~ green man calls from the desert
29 ~ when does a war end? (5)
28 ~ Strap Hangers - a new term to add to the collection
25 ~ Your letter this morning from Afghanistan
23 ~ charlie Mike
21 ~ from the diary
20 ~ more soldiers' words sent to me today
18 ~ ticking off the boxes (1)
15 ~ I feel so lousy tonight
14 ~ letter from KAF
13 ~ the green man (1)
12 ~ thanks 1PPCLI
10 ~ letter before I leave #2
09 ~ letter before I leave #1 (2)
07 ~ eight years in (6)
05 ~ TIC ('06) (1)
04 ~ Listen November 7th
02 ~ open your hand

September 2009

30 ~ Afghan recipe #1 Qabuli (1)
28 ~ for you at the shura (3rd draft) (3)
27 ~ 26,000 + hits
24 ~ For you at the shura (2nd draft)
23 ~ at the women's shura
22 ~ for you at the shura
20 ~ third tour (sapper)
19 ~ ethics of the war artist (5)
16 ~ road trip
13 ~ you, in your deserts (farewell/family day)
10 ~ incoming (from May Day) (1)
09 ~ paracord
08 ~ for you (a father's song)
03 ~ So Beautiful (6)
02 ~ paracord (3)

August 2009

30 ~ DAGged con't. (1)
28 ~ war poet speaking in Calgary
27 ~ beloveds how
26 ~ 24,000 + hits
25 ~ night Letters #19 R is for Rain
24 ~ Night Letters #6 F is for fear
23 ~ more on heating up (1)
20 ~ heating up (1)
15 ~ tobacco (1)
14 ~ Patricias are everywhere
12 ~ water (more things I've learned from the infantry) (2)
10 ~ new audio recordings
03 ~ kit bomb plus (more things I've learned from the infantry) (4)

July 2009

27 ~ war poet speaking in Calgary
24 ~ Soldier's Art (1)
20 ~ war poet hits the road
19 ~ kit bomb (1)
17 ~ more soldiers' words Sent to me today
15 ~ Excerpts from May Day published in the U.K.! (1)
13 ~ bitching soldiers (1)
12 ~ more soldiers words sent to me
09 ~ Charlie Mike (2)
06 ~ morale (2)
03 ~ Night Letters (Audio)
01 ~ Canada Day (2)

June 2009

29 ~ 21,000 hits! (1)
27 ~ desert boots (2)
25 ~ Soldier Psalm #1
25 ~ skull beneath the skin
23 ~ being DAGged (1)
21 ~ for father's day, some words from a soldier's father (1)
19 ~ More Recipes for LAV Living... IMP Ranger Cookies (2)
18 ~ more soldiers' words
17 ~ veil
16 ~ more soldiers' words Sent to me today (1)
16 ~ sent to me today
15 ~ Listen to "Death on Ex (Soldier Sonnet #2)"
12 ~ Death on Ex (Soldier Sonnet #2)
11 ~ end Ex Maple Guardian (1)
09 ~ hero shots (1)
08 ~ war poet out of Wainwrightistan (3)

May 2009

31 ~ limerick sent to me from a soldier
30 ~ lilacs for infantrymen
29 ~ two notes and a correction
28 ~ off on Ex until mid-June
26 ~ More Recipes for LAV Living... IMP Blueberry Ice Cream
25 ~ sometimes we question (1)
23 ~ Recipes from LAV Life (3)
21 ~ kit (from May Day)
19 ~ from Night Letters #18 Q (1)
18 ~ 18 and a half thousand hits (3)
16 ~ this time next year (1)
14 ~ 10 questions for recce (1)
12 ~ Suffield (from May Day)
10 ~ snipers
07 ~ rolling replen (2)
06 ~ Ex over (3)
05 ~ Suffield Update - Raw from the Field (2)
04 ~ Quick note from Suffield
03 ~ 2nd Letter from Suffield

April 2009

30 ~ from the Suffield on Ex with the Battle Group (2)
26 ~ Edmonton Poetry Fest.
24 ~ hot off the press!
21 ~ thanks (hard-asses need not read on!) (5)
19 ~ Off on Ex until mid-May (1)
17 ~ swallow o swallow
14 ~ the difficult part of the job
10 ~ Stab Runs
07 ~ morning coffee on Ex (2)
05 ~ lv (from May Day)
05 ~ AWOL (1)

March 2009

30 ~ heal time (from May Day)
26 ~ soon... (2)
24 ~ from notebook #4 KAF (Wainwright) Day 1
21 ~ the ethics of writing (2)
21 ~ fighting season (from May Day)
18 ~ the art of witness
17 ~ a little light reading (2)
14 ~ season of sorrow (from May Day)
12 ~ Palme non sine pulvere (2)
10 ~ Brigade Officers' Dinner
10 ~ bayonet (from May Day) (3)
05 ~ GPS (from May Day)
04 ~ so tell me what you really think (7)
03 ~ sleep dep (from May Day)

February 2009

27 ~ something in the mail today (3)
26 ~ the great adventure
24 ~ accident (from May Day) (1)
18 ~ night letters (5)
17 ~ why
15 ~ responses to more comments/questions from a reader (2)
15 ~ inside
13 ~ Clean (from May day)
12 ~ coffee
11 ~ Infantry Lessons (4)
10 ~ Question from a reader (4)
07 ~ Brigade Dinner
03 ~ New Audio Recordings of warpoet begin today
02 ~ goats (from May Day)
01 ~ For the month of February, listen to the new audio recordings
01 ~ knitting for war

January 2009

30 ~ road trip (from May Day)
28 ~ a few days to go (2)
26 ~ to the falls (training for Afghanistan) (1)
24 ~ Vet
22 ~ to sitting lady falls (training for war)
21 ~ Scott Waters' War Art at the McMichael Gallery
20 ~ la garde de nuit dans la tourelle de mitrailleuse ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ night watch in the gun turret ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ with Sgt. B (en français and in english)
19 ~ drugs (from May Day)
17 ~ everyone has an opinion (5)
15 ~ To the Boys of LAV Bravo Coy. 1 Alpha (2)
14 ~ to the falls (1)
13 ~ scar (from May Day)
11 ~ Dress (from May Day)
09 ~ Men's Dinner in the Hangar (Christmas 2008)
07 ~ owls (from May Day)
06 ~ complainers (from may day) (2)
03 ~ New Year's (from May Day) (5)
02 ~ gardens (from May Day)

December 2008

31 ~ 2008
30 ~ Notional (from May Day)
28 ~ the christmas rounds (2) (1)
26 ~ I walk the field
24 ~ merry christmas
24 ~ first day of winter (2)
21 ~ the christmas rounds (5)
19 ~ Christmas wishes for the Battalion (1)
17 ~ first december without
14 ~ men's dinner (from May Day) (1)
12 ~ NV on Spring Ex (3)
11 ~ hockey
09 ~ aux jeunes soldats s’entrainant pour l’Afghanistan
08 ~ 2nd year (grief redux) (2)
06 ~ Dec. 6, 2008 10:04
06 ~ on grief (1)
05 ~ 12/05/08 (2)
02 ~ Lucky Charm (from May Day, Letters to Afghanistan) (2)

November 2008

30 ~ winnipeg CBC interview (2)
28 ~ coffee redux (1)
25 ~ wild dogs (from May Day letters to Afghanistan)
23 ~ orders (3)
20 ~ to the boys of LAV 21 Alpha (6)
19 ~ soundtracks for May Day
18 ~ november mourning
17 ~ kit (2)
13 ~ soldier's words (1)
11 ~ Nov. 11 (3)
09 ~ letters (from May Day) (1)
08 ~ bedtime stories
05 ~ coffee (3)
04 ~ To Young Infantrymen Training for Afghanistan (2)
01 ~ home (1)

October 2008

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