Billy Collins

June 16, 2006, 11:35 pm

Any Billy Collins fans here? Jude mentioned on her blog that she was interested in Collins and I shared some comments there. I thought I'd post them here as well.I have a love-hate attitude toward...

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Re: Billy Collins

June 17, 2006, 12:08 am

"Fan" is the wrong word for my feeling about Billy Collins. I often do like his work, but I depend on it to be immediate, to be easily accessible. If I want to relax with poems--rather than read...

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Re: Billy Collins

June 17, 2006, 1:22 am

I like those anthologies, too, Maryann. Poetry 180 and the sequel. I've read a lot of those poems to my husband on long car trips!Toni

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I have searched for "Paradelle for Susan" but in searching have enjoyed many of Billy Collins' poems. What a wonderful flight of imagination and grace. I am not an expert on his poetry but I wonder,...

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Re: Billy Collins

June 19, 2006, 3:49 pm

Hi Janet et al., I was away from the computer all weekend and am now at work, but look forward to continuing this discussion. I'm trying to sort out my thinking and articulate what lies behind my...

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Re: Billy Collins

June 19, 2006, 6:22 pm

I look forward to that Toni. It has been very quiet here for a while. But...it is an interesting topic. Janet

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Re: Billy Collins

June 20, 2006, 7:03 am

I think the worst thing I could say about him is that he is a bit 'corny' - but that could be a generational thing. Maybe at the hey day of Billy Collins, 'corny' was cool, indeed, Mr. Collins may...

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Re: Billy Collins

June 20, 2006, 7:46 am

Before I start, a confession: I'm a crappy speller. I'm not going to take the time to spell check my prose here. I know that's bad manners in some circles. But please forgive that.Of the four books of...

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