Billy Collins, named U.S. Poet Laureate in June 2001 and reappointed to the post in 2002, has published seven collections of poetry, including The Apple That Astonished Paris; Nine Horses; The Art of Drowning; Picnic, Lightning; Questions about Angels;
"Billy Collins writes lovely poems--lovely in a way almost nobody's
since Roethke's are. Limpid, gently and consistently startling,
more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are
and were and some others besides."
--John Updike
"I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am
fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours--smart, his strings tuned
and resonant, his wonderful eye looping over the things, events and
ideas of the world, rueful, playful, warm-voiced, easy to
love."
--E. Annie Proulx
"Billy Collins's poetry is heartbreakingly beautiful. It is also
wise, funny, and brilliant. My ten favorites keep shifting all the
time. Ovid is in again; so is Billy Collins."--Gerald Stern
"Billy Collins writes a kind of poetry that is . . . graceful,
inviting, generous-hearted, able to treat engagingly of life's
pleasures as well as its pain. . . . entering a poem by Mr. Collins
is like entering a comfortable yet beautifully appointed guet room;
for the time being, it will give you all that you need."--The
Washington Times
"Billy Collins, America's poet laureate, 'hits you between the
eyes' with his 'twisted' take on everyday life."--U.S. News & World
Report
"These are wonderful poems and he's one of our best
poets."--American Poet
"The easy swing of Collins's lines reflect his love of jazz and his
ready response to beauty; the warmth of his voice emanates from his
instinct for pleasure and his propensity toward humor. . . .
Collins is jazzman and Buddhist, charmer and prince."
--Booklist
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