Poetry Video: The Country, Billy Collins
A witty poetry video featuring, well, a mouse. An entertaining animated poem, from Billy Collins.
Photo by AMagill, Creative Commons, via Flickr.
L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing. She has also served as a writer for The Huffington Post blog and is a freelance writer for Edutopia. Her poetry has appeared on NPR and at VQR and The Best American Poetry. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
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davis says
squeaky creepy cute…
Elizabeth W. Marshall says
Can’t get enough, wearing the grooves off of it. Imaginative, fun and quintessential Collins.
Charity Craig says
I love Billy Collins, and this poem is why.