The Midwatch in Verse Project authors published two magazine articles about this 100+ year old tradition. The first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Submarine Review and is titled Midwatch Deck Log Poetry Aboard U.S. Submarines: The Early Cold … Continue reading →
[Edit: 12/27/2024] The article is now in print. The Midwatch in Verse Project is pleased to announce an upcoming article to be published in the January issue of “Leatherneck Magazine” published by the Marine Corps Association. The article titled, Leatherneck … Continue reading →
An article titled Midwatch Deck Log Poetry Aboard US Submarines: The Early Cold War Years will be published in the December issue of The Submarine Review (a publication of the Naval Submarine League). It is authored by members of The … Continue reading →
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 →
We’ve set up a new website for our upcoming book, Midwatch in Verse: New Year’s Deck Log Poetry of the United States Navy, 1941–1946. Click here to go to the site.
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