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Three Poems by Billy Collins (2007)
March 25, 2010
Three poems from the former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Hosted by the Aspen Institute, the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival, http://www.aifestival.org, offers its participants a variety of programs, tutorials, seminars, and discussion events that together charged the town of Aspen with vibrant intellectual exchange. Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place—to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer.
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“he seems like an …
“he seems like an ordinary guy. reading the thoughts he wrote down.”
If you think that… perhaps you should consider the final line of the first poem for more than 0.014 seconds. I was casually listening and was not overly impressed myself until then, at which point I promptly burst into uncontrollable tears for the next several minutes.
no me first!
no me first!
He definitely has …
He definitely has the perfect voice for his poems.
it could be billy …
it could be billy collins’ wife’s brother/and or sister. now, i’m not quite sure that billy collins has a wife.
i don’t quite believe the kid either, but i’m just saying.
Ripples that move …
Ripples that move inward, toward the rock dropped in a pond…what a unique unto brilliant mode to envision vulnerability
oh man i want to …
oh man i want to marry him <33
he’s my favoriteeeee
Billy Collins has …
Billy Collins has no brothers or sisters, smooth move.
THAT IS ME UNCLE! …
THAT IS ME UNCLE! BE JEALOUS! but dont hate
THAT IS ME UNCLE! …
THAT IS ME UNCLE! BE JEALOUS! but dont hate
i think the first …
i think the first one he read was the best out of the three…
“he seems like an …
“he seems like an ordinary guy. reading the thoughts he wrote down.”
therein lies the appeal, and the beauty. What more do you want from a poet, or a poet laureate for that matter?
i dont understand …
i dont understand him. or his appeal. he seems like an ordinary guy. just reading the thoughts he wrote down. i respect him but i just dont see the appeal.
billy collins is …
billy collins is the only poet today who can be understood by anybody…that’s why i love him.
come to new zealand …
come to new zealand billy
Saw Billy Collins a …
Saw Billy Collins a few years ago at the Midwest Literary Arts Festival. Does anyone know how I can find a schedule for his readings? I am having a lot of trouble!