Ed Granger lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he finally gave up trying not to write exclusively narrative poems by endeavoring instead to introduce more lyrical elements into them. “Ode to a Ball Turret Maker” was the product of an online workshop taught by the poet Jenn Givhan through the Poetry Barn on “world building in narrative poetry.” The poem incorporates nearly verbatim segments of letters written by Ed’s grandfather during WWII.