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March 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
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.Archive
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 […]Archive
April 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman