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Title: The Art of Drowning (Pitt Poetry Series (Paper)) by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822955679 Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: July, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62
Rating: 5
Summary: Changing the purpose of Poetry
Comment: Billy Collins's original voice is delightfully accessible, often blending comedy and solemnity in one poem, and always with something new to say. The playful tone of these poems can be misleading; whether he is writing about eating a good plate of Osso Bucco or his favorite museum rooms, there is always a pathos lingering in the silence after the last line. Most relieving is the absence of pretentiousness or haughty language. This is simply, as Robert Bly writes in his introduction to the best American poems of 1999, Collins's skillful ability to "bring the soul up close to the thing" in every poem. Books such as "The Art of Drowning" threaten to change the face and purpose of poetry in the 21st century. Let's hope there is plenty more to come from Billy Collins.
Rating: 5
Summary: Splendid Poetry!
Comment: What can one say? Except that Collins's poems in this volume are magnificent... the way they mix the ordinary with the profound, in conversational cycles, is absolutely exhilarating, and refreshing! Collins is the wittiest and funniest poet of our day, and now he's the national Poet Laureate!
These poems will take you in, change you, and release you before you're ready to be released!
I recommend this book to everybody.
Rating: 5
Summary: The world would be a better place if everyone read Collins!
Comment: I adore Billy Collins and this is one of my favourite collections. His words are honest and simple and his cadence is refreshing. I can't think of a poet to compare Collins to, he writes a unique style that is impossible not to love. If you poetry, buy this book. If you hate poetry, buy this book and it will change your mind. Collins' writing isn't difficult to understand and it is a simplistic treat in such a complex world.
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Title: Questions About Angels (Pitt Poetry Series) by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822956985 Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Picnic, Lightning (Pitt Poetry Series (Paper)) by Billy Collins ISBN: 0822956705 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins ISBN: 0375755195 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Nine Horses: Poems by Billy Collins ISBN: 0375503811 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Best Cigarette by Billy Collins ISBN: 0965887308 Publisher: Cielo Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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