down on your hands and knees with language

Last Spring I had the privilege of hearing Billy Collins read from his work and ever since I've been a huge fan.

In a radio interview, the former U.S. Poet Laureate talked about his art, and described the fun of writing:

"The real thrill is composition," Collins said. "To be kind of down on your hands and knees with the language at really close range in the midst of a poem that is carrying you in some direction that you can't foresee... It's that sense of ongoing discovery that makes composition