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Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours.

This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collinss years as U.S. Poet Laureate. Questions About Angelsone of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990sis remarkable for its wry, inquisitive voice and its sheer imaginative range. Edward Hirsch selected this classic book for the National Poetry Series, and each of Collinss poems-from his meditation on forgetfulness to his musings on the behavior of angels-is an exploration of imaginative possibilities. Whether reading him for the first time or the fiftieth, this collectors edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the poet the New York Times calls simply the real thing.

Author: Billy Collins
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 01/07/1999
Series: Pitt Poetry
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.46w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9780822956983
Language: English