{"product_id":"when-godot-arrived-9781636285146","title":"When Godot Arrived","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Confront personal losses as well as the numerous harbingers of environmental collapse, from birds to beavers to beetles along Red River or beside Lake Marie, eddies and currents evoking social, economic, and political conflicts beyond the trails hiked in many of these poems.”—James Scruton, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rules \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Godot Arrived\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e uses eighty-one free-verse sonnets to explore the intersections of family, environment, politics, and the human condition, balancing contemplative reflection with dark humor and lyrical precision in a world of uncertainty. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJim\nTilley's latest poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eWhen Godot Arrived\u003c\/i\u003e, eighty-one\nfree-verse sonnets, continues the explorations from the set of new poems in his\nprevious book, \u003ci\u003eRipples in the Fabric of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. As in that\nprevious book, he draws on his experience as a poet and mathematician to fix a\nlens on the current raw state of the country and the world and on interpersonal\nrelationships. At times, his mood is merely contemplative, especially in his\ntestaments to family, but as he delves relentlessly into matters political,\necological, and environmental, that mood turns darker, even ominous, infused\noccasionally with humor to present a more optimistic outlook. Together with \u003ci\u003eRipples\nin the Fabric of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen Godot Arrived \u003c\/i\u003eis a most\nexpansive read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Jim Tilley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287056920827,"sku":"9781636285146","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f85922bf-8c3b-4864-9cc7-17e9e46d5fb7.jpg?v=1776914299","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/when-godot-arrived-9781636285146","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}