Billy Collins

Billy Collins is one of America's best loved poets. From a poem about the relentless barking of next door's dog - "Another Reason Why I don't Keep a Gun in the House" - to an elegy to "The Best Cigarette".

Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

Angbeen Abbas

billy collins was probably one of my first introductions to poetry and how wonderful and rich the day to day experience of being alive can be. that said, this collection isn't as exciting as it might have been a few years ago. there's some pretty good pieces in here: winter syntax, morning, man in space, to name a few. but by and large, the subject matter kinda remains the same and so does the style. overall a pretty good experience but not exactly a life-changing read.

Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

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