"You Remind Me"
By Neville Johnson
Like a giant love affair
It traveled to the ends of the earth to reunite with you
War has a volatile way of reminding you
Things may fall off over the years
Yet the memories, the sights, the sounds
And the smell
-It stays with you
Neville Johnson is a UK veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Follow him here. Listen to the Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
Sangin, Then and Now by Neville Johnson.
Sweeping Leaves in the Wind, Good Soldiers Don’t Cry, and Alone in a Crowded Room by the Veterans Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
In Love…&War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors by Dead Reckoning Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Catch our interview this week with Tyron McFarlan on the Savage Wonder Podcast here.
If you weren’t able to watch live with us, you can catch our Memorial Day Write Loud right here on our Instagram page.
Tickets are going fast for the Parlor this season, reserve your seats for Woody Allen’s Central Park West here before they sell out! For the month of June we will be opening Central Park West with the winner of our inaugural 10-minute play competition, Fifteen Dead Souls, by Leilani Squire.
We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.