This book explores Palmer’s experiences as a medical doctor, especially as an army surgeon in the Vietnam War, and his feelings for and memories of his native Kansas, especially the Flint Hills. Although he has only been writing poetry for twelve years, Palmer’s work reflects decades of discovering how the war kept coming back to him, even on the prairie.
- Watch the PBS KCPT-TV profile of H. C.
- Read the review in the New York Journal of Books
- Read the review in War, Literature & the Arts
- Read the review in VVA Veteran
- Hear the interview with KCUR-FM's Annie Kniggendorf
- Read the review at Foreword Reviews
- Read the review at Empty Mirror
- Visit the author's website
Author Name
Prior to a career in internal medicine, H. C. Palmer was a battalion surgeon in the American War in Vietnam. He has also been a cattle rancher. He founded and leads a writing program for veterans at the Writers Place in Kansas City, and his work has appeared in such journals as New Letters, Ekphrasis, Narrative Magazine, and War, Literature, and the Arts. Feet of the Messenger is his first book.