John Briscoe is a San Francisco poet, author, and lawyer who has tried war and environmental cases in The Hague. He is a distinguished fellow at UC Berkeley and a Vietnam War veteran who writes widely about war, the climate, and the human heart.
Article Poem | Upriver "It is right to journey here, to go / into this hissing jungle, into it for this." By John Briscoe October 28, 2025 Poetry