And He Smiles Anyways (Large Print), Justin Farmer

Description

Torn from everything he thought he knew, A Creature Named Justin drifts outward, reflecting on humanity from a distance both microscopic and infinite.

And He Smiles Anyways is a debut poetry collection made up of 53 poems, arranged across seven thematic chapters. From this vantage point beyond certainty, the poems explore what it means to be human by reframing the familiar: people become ants, thoughts behave like contagions, goats speak with unexpected wisdom, and the birth of a pumpkin becomes cause for communal celebration.

These poems move fluidly between humor and reverence, curiosity and gratitude. They ask readers to consider scale, belonging, and meaning not through answers, but through observation. What looks insignificant up close becomes miraculous when seen from afar. What feels vast becomes intimate when named.

Written with imagination and quiet warmth, And He Smiles Anyways invites readers to slow down and look again at the world, at each other, and at themselves. It is a book for anyone who finds comfort in wonder and meaning in the spaces between the ordinary and the cosmic.

Binding: Paperback (Large Print)
Publication Date: January 5, 2026