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    <body><![CDATA[I know it's a little corny (okay, it's <em>very, very</em> corny) but I thought I'd try to read a book of poems a day for the next thirty days (on account of it being National Poetry Month). Stupid? Perhaps. (It's a bit like reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The Autobiography of Malcom X" title="The Autobiography of Malcom X">The Autobiography of Malcom X</a> in February.)<br/><br/>Anyway, I sponser a l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19221945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Billy Collins!  Can't wait to read this one. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Billy Collins is, hands-down, the best poet in America at this time.  I am never disapointed in his work.  I was first introduced to Billy in college (literarly, he came to do a reading at my school) and I've been in love ever since.  Even if you aren't a fan of poetry, you will find something in Co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7290702">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[oh my gosh, i can't believe i'm just discovering him...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Introduction to Poetry&quot; and &quot;Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House&quot; are the two most famous poems from this collection, Collins' first book of poetry.  I love nearly all of them, including a quiet little poem called &quot;Tourist: Dromahair, Co. Sligo.&quot;]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite a few poems in here made me laugh out loud or jump to share them with people. Thank you, Billy Collins. Thank you for making sense.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great collection of poems. Loved it. I believe it is the first collection Collins published.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somehow, not as gripping as most of his works, but still an ok read.]]></body>
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