Below is a review excerpt of Said Not Said by Fred Marchant:
Poet, editor, and translator Marchant displays an unflinching tenderness in a collection of sonically and architecturally precise poems. Whether describing mental violence or political conflict, he seeks the humanity in despair and the spirit of dreams and memories. One of the first active duty U.S. Marines to become a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, Marchant opens this collection by exploring a more intimate, inner violence.