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  • On War
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    • West Point Graduates Organize Against The War - 21 April 2006
    • On West Point, War and Pizza - 6 May 2006
    • Now Is The Time - 12 May 2006
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    • Cadet Bush at West Point: Screw that chin in, beanhead! - 1 June 2006
    • Guantánamo: The Subject Was Linens- 15 June 2006
    • Impeach the President of the United States - 7 October 2006
    • Election Eve Daze--Hanging in There Together - 6 November 2006
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    • Neither Truth Nor Consequence - 21 Nov 2006
    • George W. MacBush–Serial Murderer - 15 December 2006
    • Abolish It! - 9 Feb 2007
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ANTHOLOGIA
A Selection of Writings

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Chestnut Tree in Blossom
Vincent Van Gogh
O chestnut tree, great rooted blossomer,
Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,
How can we know the dancer from the dance?
William Butler Yeats
Among School Children

 

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James Ryan was born and raised in New York City. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he holds advanced degrees in economics (MBA) and English literature (MA), a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in writing from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in literature. He writes and has published poetry, fiction, literary criticism, and political commentary. He taught creative writing at Columbia University in New York and literature at Kadır Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.



Also see the following websites:
James Ryan: The Official Website  http://jamesryanbooks.com/
West Point Graduates Against The War http://wpgaw.org
Service Academy Graduates Against The War http://sagaw.org
Dedicated Words (Business Communications)  http://www.dedicatedwords.com

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