A bestselling poetry collection, Faraway Tables captures the monumental and the mundane with eloquent precision. Written in a time of global upheaval, these poems explore the inner and outer landscape of a world transformed by isolation, uncertainty, and change.
With keen insight, Goodman meditates on life's transitions and the nature of human connection in an era marked by technological shifts and personal reinvention. His verses offer a clear-eyed, courageous embrace of life's constant evolution.
Faraway Tables invites readers to savor the delicate flavors of memory, place, and presence--offering a lyrical reminder of the ties that shape our shared humanity.