Poetry for the Resistance: Trumpty Book Series
We all know John Lithgow as a brilliant actor, but it turns out he is also exactly the kind of biting satirical poet we need to survive the modern political landscape. The administration is giving us a lot of collective trauma and a desperate need to laugh through the pain. Thankfully, Lithgow channels all that liberal angst into a glorious trilogy of illustrated poetry books featured below. This collection offers the perfect therapeutic dose of mockery, capturing the sheer absurdity of the orange president and his enablers in classic verse.
Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse
The trilogy kicks off with Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse, which hit the shelves back in October 2019. This initial collection set the standard for mocking the unprecedented chaos of the Oval Office with rhymes that are as sharp as they are satisfying. It is essentially a beautifully bound chronicle of the early administrative disasters, ensuring that none of the sheer buffoonery from those first few years will ever be forgotten or normalized.
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age
Because one book could never contain the sheer volume of scandals, Lithgow returned in September 2020 with Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age. This second installment dives even deeper into the authoritarian fantasies of the era. It is a fantastic read for anyone who spent that particular year obsessively doomscrolling and wondering if the constitution was just a polite suggestion. The verses perfectly skewer the despotic aspirations that defined the tail end of the administration.
A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse
Finally, the trilogy concludes with A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse, released in October 2021. Instead of just focusing on the man himself, this third volume expands the spotlight to illuminate the wider circus of grifters, enablers, and historical scoundrels who made the whole nightmare possible. It serves as a necessary reminder that the rot runs deep, offering a surprisingly educational and thoroughly hilarious poetic takedown of American corruption.
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the politically exhausted liberal in your life, you really cannot go wrong with these three volumes. They look incredibly dignified sitting on a coffee table, right up until your conservative relatives open them and realize what they actually are. So go ahead and grab a set to keep your sanity intact, because sometimes the only way to process absolute political madness is through a beautifully crafted rhyme scheme.
