Today Is Not a Good Day For War
by David Krieger
Today Is Not a Good Day for War is a remarkable collection of peace poems that spans a period of more than 35 years. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu writes, “These poems touch a deep chord of hope in the human spirit. They inspire us to believe that peace is not an impossible dream.”
In the poems, David Krieger weaves together threads of hope and dreams for a world that is just for all. Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, says that Today Is Not a Good Day for War “speaks in the language of peace and captures Hiroshima’s spirit of hope.”
Today Is Not a Good Day for War articulates the experience of those who have suffered most at the hand of war. The author perhaps says it best in his poem Promises of Peace, in which he writes:
“There is no beauty in war, nor decency, nor / wisdom. There is only force and blind obedience. / Bombs fall, children die and generals are celebrated. / In the public square new names, new sacrifice. / Promises of peace give way to war.”
This collection speaks to the soul of present and future generations, challenging everyone to remember their humanity. “This is poetry out of the heart zone by a great man of hope,” says author and trial lawyer Gerry Spence. He continues, “It returns us to the house of love where we revisit the destiny of man.”
