The reason why people in early farming communities able to do various kinds of work is because there was a surplus of food--meaning that while certain people were responsible for farming and growing food to eat, other people could apply their attention elsewhere, to other skills that benefitted the community. <span />
War poetry, regardless of the era from which it originated, captures themes that carry across generations. It also seeks to create new language, which later generations use as a framework for understanding war history. For Decaul, poetry falls into two categories: visceral and meditative
