When Godot Arrived
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“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 The Rules
When Godot Arrived 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.
JimTilley's latest poetry collection, When Godot Arrived, eighty-onefree-verse sonnets, continues the explorations from the set of new poems in hisprevious book, Ripples in the Fabric of the Universe. As in thatprevious book, he draws on his experience as a poet and mathematician to fix alens on the current raw state of the country and the world and on interpersonalrelationships. At times, his mood is merely contemplative, especially in histestaments to family, but as he delves relentlessly into matters political,ecological, and environmental, that mood turns darker, even ominous, infusedoccasionally with humor to present a more optimistic outlook. Together with Ripplesin the Fabric of the Universe, When Godot Arrived is a mostexpansive read.
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Jim Tilley’s poetry is inspired by his love of the outdoors, particularly walks in the woods or along a lakeshore or seashore. He has published four full-length collections of poetry and a novel with Red Hen Press. His short memoir, The Elegant Solution, was published as a Ploughshares Solo. Five of his poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His most recent poetry collection, Ripples in the Fabric of the Universe: New & Selected Poems, was published in June 2024. He lives in Bedford Corners, New York.