In a nutshell: Critical culture is about the power of cultural forms to construct subjective identity and foster group solidarity. These poems composed by an American P.O.W. during his captivity in the Hanoi Hilton and later written down from memory are a powerful example.
In A North Vietnamese Prison, Sharing Poems With ‘Taps On The Walls’ : NPRThe United States was fresh off signing the peace accords to end the long and bloody war in Vietnam when, on February 12, 1973, over one hundred and forty American prisoners of war were set free. Among the men to start a long journey back home that day was John Borling.
via Npr