Saint Worm

Saint Worm, Hailey Leithauser's second poetry collection, collects—sometimes warmly, sometime wickedly—glowworm, bookworm, earthworm, and other earthly and unearthly creatures, including human beings. Leithauser's sparklingly inimitable style mates the serious with the playful, yielding a treasury of quirkiness, inventive turns of phrase, wordplay, and expansive diction, making Saint Worm a collection unlike any other.

PRAISE FOR SAINT WORM

Surprise is what I treasure most in my reaction to a...