"Dad" is a collection of poems about fathers, yes - but also about war, memory, prayer, politics, and the quiet spaces between what's said and what's meant. These poems by Glen Oglaza speak plainly, sometimes wryly, often with restraint, about the things that shape us: childhood misunderstandings, teenage arrogance, midlife regret, and the deep ache of loss.

You'll find echoes of conflict in "Silence" and "The End of the Peace Dividend", a child's unfiltered truth in "Don't Ask Me", and the painful comedy of growing up in "Dad", where we're reminded:

"Aged sixty, how I wish he was still here.
If only he could reappear,
It would be so very nice
To ask for Dad's advice."

There's reverence here, but also resistance. Nostalgia, but never sentimentality. These are poems that question God, mourn nations, remember fathers, and reckon with the past - all in a voice that's calm, clear, and quietly devastating.