Billy Collins

Poem: Talent

I put a copy of my book next to one by Billy Collins. Only one thing separates us now.

Billy Collins: Whale Day And Other Poems

Whale Day And Other Poems Billy Collins Random House Billy Collins is a living legend in (and of) American letter. Poet Laureate in the immediate post-911 years. Professor handing on his advice to new generations. And a prolific publishing presence still. There’s warmth and wisdom in Collins’ poems.

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February 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Billy Collins’ Voice

“There are worse voices to have in your head than Billy Collins’”, a voice said in my head that was not Billy Collins’ – it was not my voice either. Rather a voice of sudden learned experience, a voice copied from reading more of Mr Collins’ poems than had usually been the case, and from […]

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April 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Now We’re Getting Somewhere

I’ve only just learned – from Billy Collins no less! – that poems often have two subjects. Commiserations…