Aimless love is as trademark a collins poem as any, typifying. Collins s unmistakable voice, which brings together plain speech with imaginative surprise, is clearly heard with every word, reminding us how he has managed to enrich the tapestry of contemporary poetry and greatly expand its audience. Poet billy collins discusses humor, authenticity and. The average person can pick up a book of his poetry and enjoy it. Poet billy collins discusses humor, authenticity and aimless love. Aimless love presents more than fifty new poems together with generous selections from his four previous books. Aimless love poetry book by billy collins is wonderful, just like all of the other poetry books by him. Billy collins reads his poem aimless love during the november 2, 20 broadcast.
Aimless love is billy collins first compilation of poems in twelve years, and a wonderful successor to his first, the bestselling taking off emily dickinsons clothes. Praise for aimless love billy collins is able, with precious few words, to make me cry. Collins s unmistakable voice, which brings together plain speech with imaginative surprise, is clearly heard on every page, reminding us how he has managed to enrich the tapestry of contemporary poetry and greatly expand its audience. From the twoterm poet laureate of the united states billy collins comes his first volume of new and selected poems in twelve years. Aimless love gives the reader an opportunity to assess the rich scope of collins gifts.
Billy collins new book of poetry, aimless love had me at the title. For readers of billy collins, be aware that this is an anthology in the main. February 2002 teresa cader, bill christophersen, billy collins, dawn corrigan, mary karr, lynne knight, michael mcfee, david moolten, brent pallas, elisavietta. Aimless love combines fifty new poems with generous selections from his four most recent booksnine horses, the trouble with poetry, ballistics, and horoscopes for the dead. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Billy collins will present his new collection of aimless love.
Aimless love combines new poems with selections from four previous booksnine horses, the trouble with poetry, ballistics, and horoscopes for the dead. Containing more than fifty new poems and a generous gathering from his collections of the past decadehoroscopes for the dead, ballistics, the trouble with poetry, and nine the first volume of new and selected poetry in twelve years from the twotime poet laureate of the united states. And his audio book is actually read by him, which makes a big difference for poetry especially. Aimless love combines fifty new poems with generous selections from his four most recent books nine horses, the trouble with poetry, ballistics, and horoscopes for the dead. The first volume of new and selected poetry in twelve years from the. You can find it in his new collection of poetry, also titled aimless love. New and selected poems by billy collins, paperback.
Billy collins is the author of ten collections of poetry, including aimless love, horoscopes for the dead, ballistics, the trouble with poetry, nine horses, sailing alone around the room, questions about angels, the art of drowning, and picnic, lightning. He is the author of several award winding books of poetry, and a recording of reading. There are new poems, notably the one that first drew me to him dedicated to those who lost love ones on 911. So be aware of this if you already have a number of collections of his. It draws on his four collections published since then, alongside 50 new poems.
Aimless love by billy collins penguin random house canada. Aimless love combines fifty new poems with generous selections from his four most recent booksnine horses, the trouble with poetry, ballistics, and. Aimless love by billy collins this morning as i walked along the lake shore, i fell in love with a wren and later in the day with a mouse the cat had dropped under the dining room table. Review of aimless love by billy collins arhuelsenbeck medium. The first volume of new and selected poetry in twelve years from the twotime poet laureate of the united states. Billy collins is a former poet laureate of the united states who also served a term as poet laureate of the state of new york.
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