{"product_id":"welcome-to-fob-haiku-charlie-sherpa-9780996931700","title":"Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems from Inside the Wire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Military Writers Society of America 2016 Gold Medal in Poetry winner  An overseas tour de force and a memoir-in-verse  An evergreen satire of the \"Forever War\" in Afghanistan and Iraq \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with deadpan snark and poker-faced patriotism-and rooted in the coffee-black soil and plain-spoken voice of the American Midwest-journalist-turned-poet Randy Brown reveals behind-the-scenes stories of U.S. soldier-citizenship. \"From Boot Camp to Bagram, Afghanistan.\" And back home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes haiku, sonnets, and less-traditional forms of poetry, intended to create moments of emphathy and conversation among military veterans and civilians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's a taste: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHREE CUPS OF CHAI-KU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cbr\u003eI had hoped, I guess, \u003cbr\u003efor something more like Starbucks, \u003cbr\u003enot yellow water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\u003cbr\u003eWe build our nations\u003cbr\u003eone tea party at a time.\u003cbr\u003eThey serve, we protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\u003cbr\u003eNo one here can lead\u003cbr\u003ethis endless talk of action.\u003cbr\u003e\"Que shura, shura.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlie Sherpa, Randy Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0996931708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996931700\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 11\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d","brand":"Charlie Sherpa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120619843839,"sku":"9780996931700","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60aa4674-3f9b-4e7a-973f-77abe814ad5a.jpg?v=1687415333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-fob-haiku-charlie-sherpa-9780996931700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}