Charming as always, although maybe a bit more focused on death than usual. My favorites:
Imperial Garden Wild Barnacle Banana School A Terrible Beauty My FCharming as always, although maybe a bit more focused on death than usual. My favorites:
Imperial Garden Wild Barnacle Banana School A Terrible Beauty My Father's Office, John Street, New York City, 1953 April 21st...more
This was not my favorite Billy Collins collection, although I do think it would be better on audio because his delivery is so wry and funny. These werThis was not my favorite Billy Collins collection, although I do think it would be better on audio because his delivery is so wry and funny. These were a little too focused on the mechanics of poetry writing for my tastes (in an amusing way, but still). However, I always enjoy his emphasis on the joys and importance of laziness....more
I wouldn't say I was overwhelmed by this, but it did make for nice lunchtime reading this week. My favorites were "Nature," "Barton Springs," and "TheI wouldn't say I was overwhelmed by this, but it did make for nice lunchtime reading this week. My favorites were "Nature," "Barton Springs," and "The Allegory of the Temp Agency."...more
I love Billy Collins' belief that reading poetry should be fun, not work. I didn't like this as much as the first Poetry 180 collection, but it's alwaI love Billy Collins' belief that reading poetry should be fun, not work. I didn't like this as much as the first Poetry 180 collection, but it's always soothing to add a little poetry to your day.
This unsentimental, hard-edged collection gives glimpses into the life of a woman who grew up in Appalachia in the 1970's and finally moved to Maine tThis unsentimental, hard-edged collection gives glimpses into the life of a woman who grew up in Appalachia in the 1970's and finally moved to Maine to escape. She catalogs her homesickness, a failed marriage, and her mixture of disappointment in herself for not being a perfect wife and mother and rage at the unrealistic expectations that she was supposed to meet....more
This is not his best collection, but as far as I'm concerned Billy Collins can do no wrong.This is not his best collection, but as far as I'm concerned Billy Collins can do no wrong....more
When Billy Collins was poet laureate, he created an innovative program which encouraged high schools to read one poem a day during the morning announcWhen Billy Collins was poet laureate, he created an innovative program which encouraged high schools to read one poem a day during the morning announcements. This is the collection of those poems....more
In rhyming verse (which sounds off-putting but was absolutely beguiling), Suzy Zeus describes her life as a sassy girl-about-town. Don't let the fact In rhyming verse (which sounds off-putting but was absolutely beguiling), Suzy Zeus describes her life as a sassy girl-about-town. Don't let the fact that it's poetry stop you from checking it out--this is a book that deserves a much wider audience....more
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