[W T Clark]

I have not read enough Joseph Brodsky (is that who you mean?) to comment. Do you mean he is using sheer imagery to create emotion that in its technique is better than anything Brodsky attempted, or he is writing a very powerful oratorial rant that is better than anything Brodsky wrote?
I don't think Strange Meeting is one of his greatest poems.

Originally Posted by John Isbell

Cameron - which is what I think he does here better than Brodsky ever does. And if you're talking war poets, there's also this guy: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53744/adlestrop

Cheers,
John