OXFORD BROOKES POETRY CENTRE
​2020 | Maggs Vibo (photographed above) veteran author and creative attendee for the Veterans' Poetry Workshop, with participants: Jo Young, Tom Laaser, Claire Hughes, Noel Harrower, John Thampi, Jamie Lorente, Andrew Fassett, Stewart Hill, and Maggs Vibo, organized by Dr. Niall Munro, Dr. Jane Potter, and Susie Campbell, Hester special researcherhosted by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK. 
As a result of the workshops we have created an anthology, 'My teeth don't chew on shrapnel': an anthology of poetry by military veterans, that is free to download and share. It features poetry written by eight workshop participants and associates: Jo Young, Tom Laaser, Claire Hughes, Noel Harrower, John Thampi, Jamie Lorente, Andrew Fassett, Stewart Hill, and Maggs Vibo. The anthology also includes an introduction by Niall Munro, an explanation of the workshop process by Susie Campbell, an essay about women veteran writers by Jane Potter, and reflections on her research into the perceptions of veterans in the UK and the US by Rita Phillips. Susie Campbell has also provided helpful writing prompts linked to the poems for those readers who are - or would like to be - writers.
If you are part of a military organization, you might like to use some of the poems or reflections at some of your own events or commemorations, or you might simply want to read the poems on your own. Feel free to get in touch if you would like some support in your use of the anthology. Please note that a few of the poems and interviews contain material that some people might find upsetting."
Quoted in Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre Website
Please share 'My teeth don't chew on shrapnel': an anthology of poetry by military veterans (Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre, 2020). Anthology is free and available in multiple versions at the Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
​2025 | Dr. Niall Munro cites his work with military commemoration (YouTube), "Empowering military veterans through poetry" at the Oxford Brookes website, Oxford, UK (online)
2021 | Veterans’ self-expression in poetry, Tracy Dale, Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 2021 7:1, 108-112, University of Toronto Press
2021 | Impact Case Study: The Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre: Changing Perceptions of War Poetry and Commemoration, submitting Institution: Oxford Brookes University, Research Excellence Framework (REF) Study
2020 | Tim Marrio​tt (actor) cites 'My teeth don't chew on shrapnel': an anthology of poetry by military veterans during the Army at the Arts, Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
​2020 | Neal Harrower cites his work with Veterans' Poetry Workshop at Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre (BLESMA), "Blesma author gets critical acclaim for new novel: The Blitz in Retrospect." (online)
2020 | Dr. Niall Munro cites his work with military veterans (BLESMA) "Could your wellbeing benefit from a poetry workshop? Find out how it helps Members."
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Image: Maggs Vibo stands at piazza in front of the Rain Pavilion located at John Henry Brookes Building. Image Credit: Photo taken by Claire Hughes. Sculpture Credit: Alexander Horsman and Charlotte Birch design developed by team at School of Architecture and the School or Arts at Oxford Brookes University.
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