Report this poem COMMENTS OF THE POEM Greenwolfe 1962 01 September 2008 I just heard the name of Billy Collins a few weeks ago, and I thought that at some point I would read one of his better poems before making any comment on him. This is the poem I chose to read and these are...
Billy Collins 的诗,口气那么亲切又直接,使我们竟有了与诗人共处一室的错觉。在 Collins 自己的想象中,诗人和读者是一起吃早饭的关系:”I will lean forward, / elbows on the table, / with something to tell you / and you will look up, as always, / your spoon dripping with milk, ready to liste...
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...
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Analysis of Poem 'Introduction to Poetry' by Billy Collins Overview of the Poem 'Litany' is a kind of love poem, a series of metaphorical comparisons between the speaker, the first person 'I', and another, which could be a lover, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, loved one, friend,...
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In "Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes," Collins explores the idea that Dickinson's poetry is like a striptease, slowly revealing her innermost thoughts and feelings. The poem is both sensual and intellectual, and it captures the essence of Dickinson's poetry. ...
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,...
'Forgetfulness' was first published in the magazinePoetryin January 1990 and is also in the bookQuestions About Angels. Since publication, it has grown in stature and is one of Billy Collins's most popular poems. This poem has all the hallmarks of a classic Billy Collins poem: it starts of...
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 ...