Oral history interview with Jason Poudrier

Jason Poudrier, author, discusses growing up in a military family and living in Alaska, North Dakota, Oregon, and finally Oklahoma. He describes what it was like enlisting in the Army after high school in 2001 and how his military service affected him. A recipient of the Purple Heart, he shares his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poudrier, Jason
Other Authors: Hull, Emily Blackshear
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: Oklahoma State University. Library. Oklahoma Oral History Research Program 2018
Subjects:
United States. Army
Poetry
Purple Heart
Creative writing
Interviews
Oklahoma authors
Childhood
Military experience
Creative process
Family ties
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://dc.library.okstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/authors/id/83
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Summary:Jason Poudrier, author, discusses growing up in a military family and living in Alaska, North Dakota, Oregon, and finally Oklahoma. He describes what it was like enlisting in the Army after high school in 2001 and how his military service affected him. A recipient of the Purple Heart, he shares his experiences getting injured by shrapnel in Iraq. He later talks about how he uses poetry and writing to cope with his memories of war, and how he hopes to help others do the same. The Deep Roots: Oklahoma Authors Collection is a series of interviews with authors who discuss their lives, work, and creative processes.

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