{"product_id":"giant-robot-poems-randy-brown-9781953665300","title":"Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Culture, Science \u0026 War","description":"In this timely new anthology, \u003cb\u003e66 emerging and established voices\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003cb\u003escience-fiction-poetry and war-writing communities\u003c\/b\u003e have joined forces to deliver \u003cb\u003evisions and explorations\u003c\/b\u003e regarding \u003cb\u003ehow humans, Artificial Intelligence, and robots\u003c\/b\u003e may learn to \u003cb\u003elive, work, grow, and fight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Every day, our news feeds are crowded with dystopian reports of \u003cb\u003eflame-throwing robots, killer drones, and cyber implants\u003c\/b\u003e,\" writes anthology editor Randy Brown. \"Against this virtual crush of ash and black, we wonder: If \u003cb\u003efuturists and fiction-writers, warriors and wargamers\u003c\/b\u003e can deploy their respective toolkits to probe \u003cb\u003epotential threats and opportunities\u003c\/b\u003e, why not poets?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book \u003cb\u003ecollects 92 poems\u003c\/b\u003e involving concepts, narratives, and cautionary tales of \u003cb\u003e\"human-electro-mechanical-cyber interaction, connection, and competition.\"\u003c\/b\u003e To motivate other writers, veterans, and readers, the anthology \u003cb\u003eincludes a special section of 7 discussion-starters and prompts\u003c\/b\u003e, for use in writing workshops, book clubs, and other gatherings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953665306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953665300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle West Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Randy Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795556487423,"sku":"9781953665300","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d30d148-b187-4f00-8e4b-d713108bf94a.jpg?v=1744947967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/giant-robot-poems-randy-brown-9781953665300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}