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Why Read a Poem at a Time Like This?

By Marilyn McEntyre 7 Comments

bridge at sunrise - Why read a poem at a time like this?

Why read a poem? It can tell the truth slant with “superb surprise” and dazzle us, gradually or with swift and sudden force, into insight and action.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Blog, poetry

An Evening with Billy Collins

By Glynn Young 24 Comments

Poet Billy Collins read from his new volume, “Aimless Love, ” in St. Louis County, Missouri on Nov. 1; more than 800 people came for an intimate evening.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Dog Poems, Funny Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

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San Francisco in toothpicks, getting Beowulf wrong, everything Emily Dickinson ever wrote on. It’s this week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Blog, Books, Cat Poems, Emily Dickinson, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Poets and Poems: Billy Collins and “Aimless Love”

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Billy Collins Poetry Bikers

For Poets and Poems this week, we feature Poet Billy Collins’ new collection, Aimless Love–a welcome addition to his body of work.

Filed Under: article, Billy Collins, Blog, book reviews, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews

Top Ten Poetry Videos

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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Poetry by its very nature is visual, its words alone enough to conjure vivid, lifelike images. Even so, we’ve rounded up ten great poetry videos.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Blog, poetry, Rumi Poems, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Poetry Video: The Country, Billy Collins

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

Poetry Video Billy Collins

A witty poetry video featuring, well, a mouse. An entertaining animated poem, from Billy Collins.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, Video Poems, Videos

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