{"product_id":"when-i-go-west-william-sheldon-9781956578836","title":"When I Go West: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn When I Go West, William Sheldon compiles nearly twenty-five years of poetic reflection into one august volume. These poems present snapshots of a life well-lived-working in one's garden, wandering through the woods, admiring the gift of an \"orange-pink sky\"-guiding readers to appreciate the simple joys and quiet beauty of life and reminding us how we are part of the same cycles as all of the natural world: birth, growth, and eventual decay. To Sheldon, death is not something to be feared, but rather a natural and necessary part of life. Ashes and compost will feed the next year's crops, and \"purpose is assured only in the ground.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn When I Go West, William Sheldon compiles nearly twenty-five years of poetic reflection into one august volume. These poems present snapshots of a life well-lived-working in one's garden, wandering through the woods, admiring the gift of an \"orange-pink sky\"-guiding readers to appreciate the simple joys and quiet beauty of life and reminding us how we are part of the same cycles as all of the natural world: birth, growth, and eventual decay. To Sheldon, death is not something to be feared, but rather a natural and necessary part of life. Ashes and compost will feed the next year's crops, and \"purpose is assured only in the ground.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Sheldon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956578838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956578836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meadowlark Poetry Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"William Sheldon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447066341631,"sku":"9781956578836","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49a208ff-2efd-48e4-bf7f-f5bda4f80c1e.jpg?v=1777228591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-i-go-west-william-sheldon-9781956578836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}