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Meet the Poet: Billy Collins

December 12, 2002
Billy Collins 2001-2003 poet laureate

In this intimate discussion, Billy Collins shares his thoughts on poetry as well as select readings from his works.

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Harvard Graduate School of Education
Image of Ballistics: Poems
Author: Billy Collins
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2010)
Binding: Paperback, 128 pages
Image of Picnic, Lightning
Author: Billy Collins
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (1998)
Binding: Hardcover, 90 pages
Image of Nine Horses: Poems
Author: Billy Collins
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 144 pages
Image of Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems
Author: Billy Collins
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 192 pages
Image of The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems
Author: Billy Collins
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 112 pages
Image of 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day
Author:
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 400 pages
Image of Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
Author:
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages