The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins Pura López Colomé supplemented by documents from Louise’s

supplemented by documents from Louise’s social services file

and the stars turn green

Kirsten Irving

—Gregory O’Brien

The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins Pura López Colomé supplemented by documents from Louise’sNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From former U. S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins comes a twelfth collection of poetry offering nearly fifty new poems that showcase the generosity, wit, and imaginative play that prompted The Wall Street Journal to call him Americas favorite poet. The Rain in Portugala title that admits hes not much of a rhymersheds Collinss ironic light on such subjects as travel and art, cats and dogs, loneliness and love, beauty and death.