Lynn Marie Houston - 'Becoming Icarus'

Lynn Marie Houston - 'Becoming Icarus'

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English

9th - 10th Grade

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Lynnmarie Haston, a poet and technical writer, shares her reflections on her father's Vietnam War service and introduces her poem 'Becoming Icarus'. The poem explores themes of loss, longing, and the human condition through the myth of Icarus, focusing on the perspective of a girl left behind. It delves into stages of grief and the universal experience of looking skyward in search of answers.

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