POST-DEPLOYMENT

by Matt Borczon, Punky Dillinger (Illustrator), Dumpster Fire Press (Contributor)

One of the small press’ heavy hitters Matt Borczon delivers a gut punch to the soul and gives the reader a uniquie psychological trip into the world of being an afflicted veteran. You can’t just come back from combat and start grilling hamburgers like nothing happened. Sometimes group therapy helps, sometimes nothing helps. An illumination into the struggle and the loss of learning how to live once the parade stops and flags stop being waved. Each poem monoku format…a one sentence haiku. A unique journey inot the complex world of combat PTSD Featuring a cover and interior art by DFP cover artist Dillinger.

60 pages, Paperback

Published April 8, 2023

Reviews

[Lord Booktopus von Cephaloid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Earlier this year I got to hear Matt Borczon read in Pittsburgh, from this and other works, and hear his stories both during and following his service in the Middle East. Powerful, memorable stuff. This collection of one-sentence poems can described as same, distilling themes of trauma, adjustment, and acceptance into just a few words. Recommended.