“Forgetfulness,” poem by Billy CollinsAmerican poet laureate Billy Collins discussing and reading his work, from the documentary Billy Collins: On the Road with the Poet Laureate (2003). (more)See all videos for this article In 2001 Collins was named poet laureate consultant in poetry to the...
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Billy Collins is the author of many collections of poetry, including Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning, and Picnic, Lightning.
This poem is taken from his latest volume, Nine Horses (Picador pounds 7.99). Collins is making two UK appearances this week. On Wednesday night, he will take part in a gala reading celebrating the Poetry Library's 50th birthday along with Carol Ann Duffy, Andrew Motion, Sharon Olds, 鈥...
Billy Collins Monday, January 13, 2003 poem poems fly Headlights Download image of this poem. Report this poem COMMENTS OF THE POEM Richard Collins Jr 07 February 2007 Loved it: and well written 6 3 Reply Janvi Wadiwala 07 December 2008 What are the humorous parts in this poem,...
This poem has all the hallmarks of a classic Billy Collins poem: it starts off in a simple fashion and is approachable, yet as it develops comic elements come into play as well as classical allusions and much figurative language. Eventually, the reader gets through the first few readings and...
Billy Collins' "The Lanyard" is a perfect Mother's Day poem. The narrator reflects on a lanyard , a simple woven bracelet, he made for his mother one year while away at summer camp. His memory was triggered by a simple daily event: he stumbled upon the word "lanyard" while leafing th...
Directions by Billy Collins - You know the brick path in the back of the house, the one you see from the kitchen window, the one that bends around
Billy Collins and a Summary of 'Introduction to Poetry' 'Introduction to Poetry' is a poem that is more than the sum of its metaphorical parts. Billy Collins wrote it to encourage readers and students to look, listen and react to a poem in subtle, imaginative ways rather than ride roughsho...
Collins preys on these insecurities and emotionally charged moments in the first couple lines. Then, in the last line of the stanza, the poem’s tone changes drastically. The idea that a dog, man’s best friend, would return from the grave simply to say “I never liked you—not one ...