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Billy Collins has published collections of poetry [see below], a collection of his haiku, and also edited two anthologies of contemporary poetry.
Collins' last three collections of poems have broken sales records for poetry. His readings are usually standing room only, and his audience —enhanced by his appearances on National Public Radio— includes people of all backgrounds and age groups.
In June 2001, Billy Collins was appointed United States Poet Laureate 2001-2003. In January 2004, he was named New York State Poet Laureate 2004-06. Billy Collins is a Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York, as well as a Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute at Rollins College.
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Horoscopes for the Dead 2011 A volume of fifty poetic works by the former U.S. Poet Laureate includes poignant and lighthearted pieces on intimate topics ranging from love and death to solitude and aging. Also available as Discussion Set
A volume of fifty poetic works by the former U.S. Poet Laureate includes poignant and lighthearted pieces on intimate topics ranging from love and death to solitude and aging. Also available as Discussion Set
Ballistics 2008 A collection of works contemplating the pleasures and discontents of ordinary life, including poems such as "Evasive Maneuvers," " Looking Forward," and "The Four-Moon Planet." Also eBook
A collection of works contemplating the pleasures and discontents of ordinary life, including poems such as "Evasive Maneuvers," " Looking Forward," and "The Four-Moon Planet." Also eBook
The Trouble With Poetry: And Other Poems 2004 Features witty, insightful, and simple poems dealing with the themes of jazz, the passage of time, love, boyhood, and writing.
Features witty, insightful, and simple poems dealing with the themes of jazz, the passage of time, love, boyhood, and writing.
Nine Horses: Extraordinary Poems For Every Day 2002 Collins continues his delicate negotiations between the clear and the mysterious, the comic and the elegiac. Also eBook
Collins continues his delicate negotiations between the clear and the mysterious, the comic and the elegiac. Also eBook
Sailing Alone Around the Room 2001 Offers unexpected, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious insights into life, love, and human existence Also eBook
Offers unexpected, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious insights into life, love, and human existence Also eBook
The Art of Drowning 1995 Pitt poetry series
Pitt poetry series
Questions about Angels 1991 The National Poetry Series Audio/Video The Best Cigarette 1997 CD Book Selected Poems, read by the poet. 70 minutes Billy Collins Live 2007 eAudio A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space April, 2005 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 2010 DVD Explores the unique relationship between people and their beloved pets through candid interviews with notable dog lovers including Billy Collins.
The National Poetry Series
The Best Cigarette 1997 CD Book Selected Poems, read by the poet. 70 minutes Billy Collins Live 2007 eAudio A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space April, 2005 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 2010 DVD Explores the unique relationship between people and their beloved pets through candid interviews with notable dog lovers including Billy Collins.
Selected Poems, read by the poet. 70 minutes
A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space April, 2005
Explores the unique relationship between people and their beloved pets through candid interviews with notable dog lovers including Billy Collins.
Collins Profile From the Steven Barckat Agency
Billy Collins Facebook Poetry page Billy Collins Resource page Complete poems index, books and recordings, free audio downloads, email subscribe Billy Collins biography From the Poetry Foundation Online Videos, TV Interviews NPR Interview, July 2010 NPR Poetry Reading Video, Collins reads "The Lanyard" YouTube Video, 2006 - Collins recites "Forgetfulness"
Billy Collins Facebook Poetry page
Billy Collins Resource page Complete poems index, books and recordings, free audio downloads, email subscribe
Billy Collins biography From the Poetry Foundation
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