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Billy Collins

Billy Collins

Billy Collins

Billy Collins is the award-winning author of The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, and Picnic, Lightning, among other poetry collections. He has edited the anthologies Poetry 180 and 180 More. He is a distinguished professor of English at Lehman College, City University of New York, where he has taught for the past thirty years. From 2001 to 2003 he served as the Poet Laureate of the United States.

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Foreward from The Best American Poetry 2006
Mar 09, 2009
The Best American Poetry 2006 will be released on June 17, 2008 in
Jun 17, 2008
The Best American Poetry 2006 is now available in
Jun 17, 2008
The Best American Poetry 2006 will be released on September 19, 2006 in
Sep 19, 2006
The Best American Poetry 2006 is now available in
Sep 19, 2006
The Best American Poetry 2006 will be released on September 19, 2006 in
Sep 19, 2006
The Best American Poetry 2006 is now available in
Sep 19, 2006

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Huffington Post, May 17, 2013
...to tell them why they should be purchasing the work of William Shakespeare, Nicholson Baker, Kate DiCamillo and Billy Collins before they purchase any of mine. It will be an Author Talk because that is what I do. That is what I want my audiences to...
West Hartford News, May 13, 2013
...July 10, President Obama’s inaugural poet Richard Blanco on July 24, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins on August 7. For more information about the festival events please check the festival’s website www.sunkengardenpoetry.org or email...
Weekly Choice, May 12, 2013
...Julianne Michaels. “And the adult group will perform pieces of poetry -- from  the Canterbury Tales  to Billy Collins --  as well as a ten-minute play by Michigan playwright, Bill Wheadon, all of which will focus on images of spring. “ Both...
Kitsap Sun, May 10, 2013
...Poem of Changgan," Li Po ''Ode on a Grecian Urn," John Keats ''Man Listening to Disc," Billy Collins Nonfiction: ''Mirror of the World: A New History of Art," Julian Bell. ''The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,"...
Columbus Republic, May 10, 2013
...Poem of Changgan," Li Po "Ode on a Grecian Urn," John Keats "Man Listening to Disc," Billy Collins Nonfiction: "Mirror of the World: A New History of Art," Julian Bell. "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference," Malcolm...
HighBeam Research, May 4, 2013
...the 2012 Academy Award-nominated film "Lincoln"; Eric Liu, civic entrepreneur and founder of the Guiding Lights Network; Poet Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-03; and retired senator and peace envoy George J. Mitchell (as part of the 25th...
PBS, May 3, 2013
...think that's a natural process. Anthologies shouldn't begin with Chaucer; they should begin with something like Billy Collins or Terrance Hayes or Lucille Clifton, and then they should progress backwards. JEFFREY BROWN: You pick any example you want...
Kitsap Sun, May 10, 2013
...Poem of Changgan," Li Po ''Ode on a Grecian Urn," John Keats ''Man Listening to Disc," Billy Collins Nonfiction: ''Mirror of the World: A New History of Art," Julian Bell. ''The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,"...
Columbus Republic, May 10, 2013
...Poem of Changgan," Li Po "Ode on a Grecian Urn," John Keats "Man Listening to Disc," Billy Collins Nonfiction: "Mirror of the World: A New History of Art," Julian Bell. "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference," Malcolm...
Nelson Mail, May 10, 2013
...the players were keen to earn back some respect. The return of skipper Kurt Lindsay at prop and Billy Collins at hooker is a boost for Awatere. Tom Loe's move to No 8 will see Jack Robertson back at blindside flanker with Toby Morris likely to...
Marlborough Express, May 9, 2013
...the players were keen to earn back some respect. The return of skipper Kurt Lindsay at prop and Billy Collins at hooker is a boost for Awatere. Tom Loe's move to No 8 will see Jack Roberton back at blindside flanker with Toby Morris likely to replace...
Nelson Mail, May 9, 2013
...the players were keen to earn back some respect. The return of skipper Kurt Lindsay at prop and Billy Collins at hooker is a boost for Awatere. Tom Loe's move to No 8 will see Jack Robertson back at blindside flanker with Toby Morris likely to...
Erie Times-News, May 9, 2013
...Darien Center, N.Y. AUG. 13. Lynryd Skynryd. Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y. AUG. 16. Conversations with Paul Simon, Billy Collins. Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua, N.Y. On sale at www.ciweb.org., (716) 357-6250. AUG. 16. Jason Aldean. First Niagara...
Daily Mountain Eagle, May 8, 2013
...He left behind his mom and dad, Valinda and Billy Collins; sisters, Katie and Tana; the love of his life, Chasa Parvin; and his turtle, Speedy. He loved music, animals and was a compassionate soul. He was born at St...