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Randy Brown

    Randy Browns werk, vaak doorspekt met humor, verkent militaire thema's door middel van poëzie en non-fictie, en vindt zijn weg naar talrijke literaire tijdschriften en bloemlezingen. Zijn schrijven biedt een onderscheidend perspectief op het militaire leven, waarbij hij vaak een luchtige toon hanteert. Brown hecht waarde aan authenticiteit en duikt diep in de menselijke ervaring onder uitdagende omstandigheden. Zijn unieke stijl en thematische focus vestigen hem als een belangrijke stem in de militaire literatuur.

    Twelve O'Clock Haiku: Leadership Lessons from Old War Movies & New Poems
    • 2022

      In a cheeky critique of the classic American airpower narrative "Twelve O'Clock High," award-winning soldier-poet, essayist, and humorist Randy Brown explores what it means to be a leader or follower at war-morally, physically, and psychologically. The book is packed full of insights into military life, as viewed through the lenses of ?war movies, history, and the author's experiences as a one-time U.S. Army-trained "lessons-learned analyst." "I started out to write 12 haiku poems about a favorite old war movie," says the author, "but my 'whimsical experiment in minimalist war poetry' mutated into a 'maximum effort' mix of memory, media, and military culture!" TWELVE O'CLOCK HAIKU: Life-Lessons in Leadership from War Poems & Films now comprises poems both old and new, a lyric essay about the film, and a list of resources for enthusiasts of World War II bomber poetry, history, and movies. Brown first encountered the 1949 movie when on temporary duty as a U.S. Army citizen-soldier. Whether as a novel, film, or late-1960s television series, the "Twelve O'Clock High" franchise continues to be a touchstone in 21st century Professional Military Education (PME) and business-class discussions about transformative leadership, management techniques, moral injury, and veterans' healing.

      Twelve O'Clock Haiku: Leadership Lessons from Old War Movies & New Poems