Oral history interview with Jason Poudrier

• 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

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.