false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172087927m/137109.jpg 137109 2 Billy Collins's poetry has been described by Gerald Stern as "heartbreakingly beautiful." Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours." The "New York Times calls him simply "the real thing." Over the past decade, Collins has garnered critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. To celebrate his years as U.S. Poet Laureate, the three books that helped establish and secure his reputation during the 1990s--"Questions About Angels; The Art of Drowning; and "Picnic, Lightning--are now available in special, limited edition hardcovers as well as in paperback. 25263 29 6 1995 The Art Of Drowning (Pitt Poetry Series) total:581|5:264|4:232|3:62|2:15|1:8| 581 2472 726 37 4 1 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 20:52:48 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 14:59:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:57:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 10:44:28 -0700 2009
Some of my favorite poems in this collection:
Reading in a Hammock
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