A. P. McDonald is a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran. He is also the owner of Parks Highway Service and Towing. I met him a year ago along with other participants and organizers of Epic Warrior Training. The program aims to help vets and active service members deal with the emotional burdens of war through literature, particularly the classics.

Also on the show, author and reviewer Frank Soos discusses poet Ben Lerner’s recent novel The Topeka School.