Whale Day by Billie Collins Katherine Horrex The Half-God of Rainfall is

The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride

intense readings by Maura Dooley and Philip Levine

"Burrow into Caleb Parkin’s wondrously weird poetic ecosystems—where taxidermy seduces

as he portrays

Whale Day by Billie Collins Katherine Horrex The Half-God of Rainfall is'Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He's a one off, an American treasure' Nick Laird These are poems of whimsy and imaginative acrobatics, but they are grounded in the familiar, common things of everyday experience. Collins takes us for a walk with an impossibly ancient dog, discovers the proper way to eat a banana, meets an Irish spider, and