In Heroes’ Voices music and poetry workshops there are sometimes sometimes generations of poets sharing their reflections on living through and surviving combat. Recently there were two veterans, (both relatively new to writing and reading their poetry in public) who had become very close during their treatment in the residential […]
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Are you a US veteran who writes poetry? Do you know a US veteran who writes poetry? All US Military Veterans are invited to submit original poetry to the 2017 Heroes’ Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest, produced in cooperation with George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia. When veterans share their poetry, it […]
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Veteran patients in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at the San Francisco VA come and go. They may be there for a few days or for months. During the weekly Heroes’ Voices singing sessions, I encounter veterans with a range of challenges that require them to be hospitalized. Some weeks […]
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2016 has been another year of growth for Heroes’ Voices. We expanded our programs, reached more veterans than ever before, and begun to raise our own voice on behalf of the veterans we serve. Some highlights of our year: More than 2,000 veterans participated in our workshops in 2016, and we impacted […]
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We sang Where Have All the Flowers Gone at a Heroes’ Voices workshop at the Yountville Cal-Vet Home. When we got to the verse, “Where have all the soldiers gone”, one vet began to cry, and then she left the room. The next week, I asked if she was okay […]
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When we think of veterans, most of us tend to think of men. The majority of veterans that Heroes’ Voices serves are indeed men, but there are many extraordinary women connected with Heroes’ Voices, both veterans and those who serve veterans. Heroes’ Voices has a marvelous Music Director, Dr. Lynne Morrow. Lynne […]
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