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New Year's Day Deck Log Poems on US Navy Ships

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When Rhyme Is a Crime: or The Navy Made Me Do It

Midwatch in Verse Project Posted on July 3, 2024 by GarySeptember 4, 2024

Certain items of information are expected to be included in US Navy ships’ logs—ship’s location, connection to pier, material condition, condition of readiness, other ships present, source of power, location of SOPA—and there are only so many ways this limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Midwatch in Verse, Midwatch Poetry, Naval History, Navy Traditions, New Year's Day Traditions, US Navy | Tagged Deck Log Poetry, Midwatch in Verse Project, US Navy Deck Logs, US Navy Poetry | Leave a reply

Announcing The Midwatch in Verse Project

Midwatch in Verse Project Posted on February 24, 2024 by DaveMarch 22, 2024

In February of 2023, McFarland Books published the first book-length treatment of an old US Navy tradition of writing the first deck log entry of the New Year in verse. Titled Midwatch in Verse:  New Year’s Deck Log Poetry of … Continue reading →

Posted in Midwatch in Verse, Midwatch Poetry, Naval History, Navy Traditions, New Year's Day Traditions, US Navy | Tagged David E Johnson, Gary Guinn, Kenneth D. Keith, Korean War, Midwatch in Verse, Midwatch in Verse Project, Navy Traditions, US Navy Deck Logs, US Navy Poetry, Vietnam War | Leave a reply
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