{"product_id":"acid-rain-epithalamium-becca-downs-9798994372739","title":"Acid Rain Epithalamium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise for Acid Rain Epithalamium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcid Rain Epithalamium is a rich, layered text that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshowcases a range of formal and thematic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the poems are reversals, questionings, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etentativeness as the speaker grieves losses-but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethere's a strength of voice underneath that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehesitancy that is explosive, espouses commitment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto an unmapped future, and is ready to be set free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhadijah Queen, author of Anodyne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this exquisite debut collection from Becca\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDowns, we join the poet as she navigates divorce, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclimate change, and the many parallels in these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etransformations, as in the title piece: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"this isn't the rain we asked for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut it is the rain we've made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove to dropped to one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknee bound ourselves for life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis could be a celebration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewindborn praise songs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrawling toward mountaintops\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzi Q. Smith, author of A Gospel of Bones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Becca Downs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994372739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beyond the Veil Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Becca Downs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801331183871,"sku":"9798994372739","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acid-rain-epithalamium-becca-downs-9798994372739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}