The MayDay Poem Project
MayDay is a fictional series of letters in prose, poem, txt, email, of a young woman to her infantryman lover serving in Afghanistan.
Where to start
MayDay is a piece of fiction. Read the introduction, Writing MayDay, for a thoughtful primer.
- Writing May Day
- New Year's
- Friday, May 2nd, 2008 — Recce
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — She Writes Him Again
- Thursday, May 8, 2008 — Soldier Walk
- Friday, May 9, 2008 — New Black Boots
- Saturday, May 10, 2008 — Email to KAF
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008 — Mosquito
- Wednesday, May 14, 2008 — Poppy Harvest
- Thursday, May 15, 2008 — MNVGs
- Friday, May 16, 2008 — Materiel
- Sunday, May 18, 2008 — Ramp Ceremony
- Monday, May 19, 2008 — 6 more months
- Friday, May 23, 2008 — Rations
- Saturday, May 24, 2008 — Rehearsal
- Sunday, May 25, 2008 — Staging Base
- Tuesday, May 27, 2008 — Orthogonal
- Rawa Tander
- Acanthus Leaves
Welcome to MayDay
MayDay is a series of letters in prose, poem, txt, email, of a young woman to her infantryman lover serving in Afghanistan.