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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780375755217
ISBN: 0375755217
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: March 13, 2007
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins. With his distinct voice and accessible language, Americaâs two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed.
Like the present bookâs title, Collinsâs poems are filled with mischief, humor, and irony, âPoetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would like to address / only those in my own time zoneââbut also with quiet observation, intense wonder, and a reverence for the everyday: âThe birds are in their trees, / the toast is in the toaster, / and the poets are at their windows. / They are at their windows in every section of the tangerine of earthâthe Chinese poets looking up at the moon, / the American poets gazing out / at the pink and blue ribbons of sunrise.â
Through simple language, Collins shows that good poetry doesnât have to be obscure or incomprehensible, qualities that are perhaps the real trouble with most âseriousâ poetry: âBy now, it should go without saying / that what the oven is to the baker / and the berry-stained blouse to the drycleaner / so the window is to the poet.â
In this dazzling new collection, his first in three years, Collins explores boyhood, jazz, love, the passage of time, and, of course, writingâthemes familiar to Collinsâs fans but made new here. Gorgeous, funny, and deeply empathetic, Billy Collinsâs poetry is a window through which we see our lives as if for the first time.
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I introduced Billy Collins to my Senior English class as an example of all the things poetry should be. They appreciate his insight and wit and his poems are an excellent starting point for further writing.
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This collection by Collins is witty, benevolent and humanitarian. Collins writes about daily matters and big questions in a profound and original way.
I love these verses from "The Lanyard"in which Collins depicts the relation of a boy with his mother:
"Here are thousands of meals, she said,
and here is clothing and a good education.
And here is your lanyard, I replied,
which I made with a little help from a counselor.
Here is a breathing ... Read More
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The trouble with Billy Collins is that we've seen it all before. Don't get me wrong, he does what he does quite well, but to be honest, I'm tired of what he does. He's a one trick pony. Read the lainard poem and shelf the book. Read his earlier works when he was still fresh and new.
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I love Billy Collins. Even if you think you don't like poetry, give Billy Collins a try. His droll humor reminds me of Bob Newhart. He even looks a bit like Newhart. The poems are easy to read and understand. My favorite is about a boy who makes a lanyard as a gift for his mother feeling the lanyard's value is equal to everything the mother has given the boy throughout his life. Any parent will appreciate this poem.
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This collection by Collins is witty, benevolent and humanitarian. Collins writes about daily matters and big questions in a profound and original way.
I love these verses from "The Lanyard"in which Collins depicts the relation of a boy with his mother:
"Here are thousands of meals, she said,
and here is clothing and a good education.
And here is your lanyard, I replied,
which I made with a little help from a counselor.
Here is a breathing body and a beating ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780375755217
ISBN: 0375755217
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: March 13, 2007
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks