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Title: Nine Horses : Poems by BILLY COLLINS ISBN: 0-375-75520-9 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: No Sour Grapes Here
Comment: Rather than reciting the names of poets who Billy Collins *isn't*, I'll simply say who Billy Collins *is* (in addition to being the U.S. Poet Laureate, and with good cause). Billy Collins is the first poet in a long time to have a huge readership, both among those who were admittedly NOT fans of poetry, and among those who are conoisseurs of poetry. Billy Collins is, then, the envy of poets who wish for high exposure, a large readership, and huge book sales. These things don't happen to just any poet. Collins is not just any poet. He's Billy Collins, in a category all his own.
Collins's poems are fresh and inventive and at the same time take for their subject matter the everyday things we take for granted. He takes the most simple things and turns and turns them in a poem until we see them in a way we never could have without the intervention of his brilliant mind. He processes fresh, raw words and injects wit and feeling and makes of them a very fine wine.
NINE HORSES is just as good a work as SAILING ALONE AROUND THE ROOM, which contains works from his previous books. Collins is at the top of his form, and without giving a play-by-play of some of the highlights of the book, I will just say that "Litany" alone is worth the cover price.
Collins's intellect is richly sophisticated yet he talks like the neighbor next door. And, passing the test of true intelligence, he is able to explain lofty concepts so that even the simplest of minds can understand. Though, of course, he enraptures high-minded folks in the process.
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprise
Comment: I don't know where I have been, but I just discovered Billy Collins a couple of weeks ago when he appeared in person for a poetry reading in Traverse City, Michigan. Wow! I bought Nine Horses and The Art of Drowning that night. Nine Horses is a wonderful book. Full of wit and humor along with very profound and meaningful poems. Most are short and the entire book can be read in no time at all. It was awesome seeing him in person, and I am glad I heard him read because I can now picture him and hear his voice when I read the poems. Nine Horses left me with a desire to read everything he has ever written - and I intend to do just that! His poems are fun, and some have an element of surprise at the end. Many are just the kind of thoughts that anyone might have on a lazy, summer afternoon while staring up at the clouds. Get this book. Read his poems, you will definitely not be disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally!
Comment: Like some expensive and well-prepared full-course meal at the most impressive restaurant in town, NINE HORSES leaves you satisfied and wanting to come back for more. The expert craftsmanship of this poetry is staggering. Beautifully constructed and paced with a brilliance not previously seen before, this collection will take your breath away. Finally, someone who knows how to write poetry that "makes sense" yet doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator.
Also recommended: "Questions About Angels," McCrae's "Bark of the Dogwood" and "The Hours"
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Title: Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins ISBN: 0375755195 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Questions About Angels by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822956985 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Art of Drowning by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822955679 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry by Billy Collins ISBN: 0812968875 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Picnic, Lightning by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822956705 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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