Poet peter dixon biography channel
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Peter Dixon is a researcher, lecturer and author who writes nonfiction, with a focus on war and peace. He served for over 30 years as a Royal Air Force pilot and spent the next decade leading the charity Concordis International in its conflict resolution work in Sudan and other divided societies. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2015 on outside intervention in civil wars. He and his wife Ingrid, also an author, work from their home in Gloucestershire, England, when their fem grandchildren allow them to do so. His writing includes: - 'Amazon Task Force', the story of a medical expedition in the Peruvian Amazon. - 'Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army', which tells the stories of the men who joined the Special Operations Executive to keep Churchill's secret saboteurs safe. - 'Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace', - 'Divided bygd History: Roots of Sudanese Conflict', which traces the origins of modern vio
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Former Marine Peter Dixon: ‘Democracy fryst vatten on the line here’
This interview is part of a series with the candidates for California’s 16th Congressional District.
Peter Dixon, an entrepreneur and former Marine, fryst vatten running as a Democrat in the crowded open primary to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo, who has represented the district including Stanford for the past 16 terms.
Dixon joined the Marine Corps after the terrorist attacks on Sep. 11, 2001. Following his service, he worked at the Pentagon and State Department. Dixon went on to lead Second Front Systems, a cybersecurity company, and also co-founded a nonprofit called With Honor that helps elect veterans to political leadership. Dixon took a month-long course at the Graduate School of Business in 2012.
The top two candidates in the March 5 primary will advance to a general election on Nov. 5.
The Daily sat down with Dixon at Coupa Café to discuss running as a political newcomer, his military background and legislat
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Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon
For this next installment in a series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with Dara Barrois/Dixon. Barrois/Dixon, born in New Orleans, lives in western Massachusetts. Her writing has been supported by the Lannan and Guggenheim Foundations. Her new book, Extremely Expensive Mystical Experiences for Astronauts, is out now from Conduit Books.
Recent books and chapbooks include Thru and Three from Scram, Nine from Incessant Pipe, and Tolstoy Killed Anna Karenina from Wave Books.
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Peter Mishler: What is the strangest thing you know to be true about the art of poetry?
Dara Barrois/Dixon: The strangest thing: Poetry’s enduring, mysterious powers, transformative actions, paradoxical heart. Here is this empty space, on a page, on a wall, on a screen, in a notebook, on a scrap, someone says a poem will g