{"product_id":"tilley-jim-when-godothb","title":"[08\/25\/26] Tilley, Jim: When Godot Arrived (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed Hen Press, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 25, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 \u003cem\u003eThe Rules\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Godot Arrived\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Tilley's latest poetry collection, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Godot Arrived\u003c\/span\u003e, eighty-one free-verse sonnets, continues the explorations from the set of new poems in his previous book, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRipples in the Fabric of the Universe\u003c\/span\u003e. As in that previous book, he draws on his experience as a poet and mathematician to fix a lens on the current raw state of the country and the world and on interpersonal relationships. At times, his mood is merely contemplative, especially in his testaments to family, but as he delves relentlessly into matters political, ecological, and environmental, that mood turns darker, even ominous, infused occasionally with humor to present a more optimistic outlook. Together with \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRipples in the Fabric of the Universe\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Godot Arrived \u003c\/span\u003eis a most expansive read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45143458152471,"sku":"9781636285122","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81Wby5rsS3L._SL1500.jpg?v=1780525941","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/tilley-jim-when-godothb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}