{"product_id":"polycene-poetry-of-our-age-paperback","title":"Polycene: Poetry of Our Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell E. Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 2025, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Thomas L. Friedman described a new era--the Polycene--characterized by the increasingly complex interplay of powerful forces: AI, climate change, global economics, and geopolitics. These forces accelerate within a highly interconnected system, demanding that humanity address complexity at a planetary scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAI and the Crisis of Control\u003c\/i\u003e (2026), Russell E. Willis explored the consequences of artificial intelligence on this transformation, providing a framework for how leaders can reclaim responsibility in the Polycene era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, in \u003ci\u003ePolycene: Poetry of Our Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Willis examines this emerging age from within--in ordinary moments: a scattering of birds, a drying reservoir, a remembered storm. Landscapes shift. Language strains. Systems of power and patterns of belonging reveal themselves in fragments: wind, water, memory, migration, and the quiet weight of human choice. What emerges is a portrait of an age shaped not by a single force, but by many--each amplifying the others, an age lived as background noise until it becomes impossible to ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written across years of quiet attention, the poems of \u003ci\u003ePolycene\u003c\/i\u003e gather what argument and analysis cannot fully reach. They do not explain these forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They listen to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell E. Willis is an author and poet whose work reflects a lifelong engagement with technology, ethics, and the complexity of modern life. A former engineer and educator, he writes at the intersection of systems and human experience. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAI and the Crisis of Control\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090520887603,"sku":"9798385285631","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JiE-J67uTi9798385285631.webp?v=1789606274","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/polycene-poetry-of-our-age-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}