Ways to Make a Halo - Paperback

by Kevin Casey (Author)

A truly captivating book which reflects on and memorializes our place within nature. A timeless and beautifully crafted collection.

-Ben Banyard, Poet & Editor of Clear Poetry

With great care to conscience Kevin Casey conveys his inner world, where he may grow a metaphysical orange tree inside himself and then lament the butchering of a lamb, 'its soft, stretched body as white as the rope that fastened it, ' at Easter. Casey creates poetry laced with descriptive detail that pays attention to the sensual in Ways to Make a Halo.

-Órla Fay, Poet & Editor of Boyne Berries Magazine

In Ways to Make a Halo, Kevin Casey seamlessly brings elements of the divine and the natural world together with very human moments, elevating the everyday to great effect. Casey's innovative use of language is subtle but powerful; these lines sneak into your heart, like an accidental glimpse at forgotten photographs. The tiny stories within each of the poems will share something new with every read through.

-Kate Garrett, Poet & Editor of Picaroon Poetry

Author Biography

Kevin Casey is the author of And Waking . . . (Bottom Dog Press, 2016), and American Lotus (Glass Lyre Press), winner of the Kithara Prize. His poems have appeared recently or are forthcoming in Rust+Moth, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Connotations Press, Pretty Owl Poetry, and Ted Kooser's syndicated column 'American Life in Poetry.' For more, visit: andwaking.com.