A collection of poems by Brian Turner that were inspired by his experiences as a soldier.

A soldier's Arabic -- 1: The Baghdad zoo -- Hwy I -- In the Leupold scope -- The Al Harishma weapons market -- What every soldier should know -- The hurt locker -- Observations post #71 -- Here, Bullet -- Body bags -- AB negative (the surgeon's poem) -- Two stories down -- Ashbah -- Into the elephant grass -- Eulogy -- 2: Kirkuk oilfield, 1927 -- Trowel -- Where the telemetries end -- Autopsy -- Repatriation day -- Najaf, 1820 -- For vultures: a dystopia -- 16 Iraqi policemen -- Dreams from the malaria pills (barefoot) -- Katyusha rockets -- R&R -- Dreams from the malaria pills (Bosch) -- How bright it is -- 3: Alhazen of Basra -- Easel -- Observation post #798 -- 2000 lbs. -- Dreams from the malaria pills (Turner) -- Curfew -- 4: Mihrab -- Milh -- Gilgamesh, in fossil relief -- Tigris river blues -- Ferris wheel -- Sadiq -- Jameel -- Last night's dream -- Cole's guitar -- 9-line medevac -- Night in blue -- Caravan -- To sand.