Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War, Vol 01. Randy Brown, ed. 2024. Middle West Press. ISBN 10: 1953665306 ISBN 13: 9781953665300

Randy Brown’s Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War Vol 01 is a pulpy reminder that veteran writers write about more than just blood and guts. It shows that works about veteran-related topics can be about more than recovery, loss, healing, or all of the typical fodder for veteran work. It is just a fun, thought-provoking collection of Sci-Fi poems from a group of veteran and non-veteran writers that works cohesively together. There are no lines between the veterans and non-veterans. There are no markers to signify that one writer should be on a plinth and another seated, looking up. It’s a cohesive collection that addresses pressing questions for society about the expansion of post-humanism. It stands as a clear call for humans to have conversations, regardless of background, about where we’ve been and where we’re going.