{"product_id":"tango-terry-godbey-9781639807772","title":"Tango","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Terry Godbey's latest collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTango, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e we are given a return to life, a renewal of hope and thrill, a book fully inhabited by the past - with its cancer and divorce and the flipped scripts of the years gone by - and yet, stunning as it is, and just as improbable in the wake of grief, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e brings us the rush and electricity of love. With \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTango, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Godbey dances her way, poem by poem, into a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Delight of Wild Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere, Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerry Godbey's collection exudes the endearing emotional intimacy of Ellen Bass mingled with the spunky sexy candor of Kim Addonizio. Readers of all ages will find kinship in these candid poems from the perspective of a woman in her sixties looking back and forward with grit, hope, poignancy, humor, and passion. She captivates with, \"It seemed natural then to break free \/ of my addiction to men, \/ whom I had considered \/ as essential as ice cream,\" though she would have changed her mind if Jackson Browne had come knocking. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling and satisfying tribute to womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLana Hechtman Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen All Else Fails\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compact, rich collection, Terry Godbey fixes her imaginative attention on truths one cannot possibly imagine when young and yearning to be older, wanting to \"taste the cinnamon of summer nights.\" The gorgeous poems here pinpoint moments that bloom into deep experience and memory. They forthrightly examine and celebrate the ever-evolving present with pure verbal magic. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eTango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a book I will share with many and return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Lilley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Orlando's Inaugural Poet Laureate, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenus in Retrograde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Godbey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Terry Godbey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437522628863,"sku":"9781639807772","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f707b1e2-9dac-4583-9648-fc858d22dd4e.jpg?v=1777162391","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tango-terry-godbey-9781639807772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}