Poetry. Art. Written by Sydney Lea and James Kochalka. Illustrated by James Kochalka. In THE EXQUISITE TRIUMPH OF WORMBIY: AN ILLUSTRATED EPIC, multi-award winning illustrator and graphic novelist James Kochalka brings us a thematic collection of drawings that chronicle the exploits of a worm who embarks on an adventure of rescue, fueled by inescapable surges of bravery. This odyssey is aptly and expertly versified into an ekphrastic epic by former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea. Readers of all ages will be entertained by the sights, tension, suspense, and humor of this unique collection.