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“I generally don't have the patience for poetry. Collins as very accessible for people like myself. God bless all poets.”
Ward B wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent”
Talley Trans wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“favorites everywhere”
jane penland h wrote this review Thursday, October 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Awesome poems for daily life.”
sunnypetunia wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Billy Collins = amazing.”
Rebecca D wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm on a little bit of a Billy Collins poetry kick lately. A few weeks ago, I saw his 2002 collection Nine Horses at the library; today, his newest collection (and I didn't know there was one) Ballistics was on the New Releases shelf. So, yeah, you could say I've become a Billy Collins fan.
Betty & Boo's Mommy wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I like poetry, but I also like to understand my poetry. I don't like wasting time, which was my issue with many of the selections in The Best American Poetry 2008. I just didn't understand what the hell most of the best poems were about.
That's not the case with the poems of Billy Collins, who served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001-2003, and Poet Laureate of New York State from 2004-2006. Collins writes about the simple life moments, taking an instant or thought and turning it into a something that makes the reader think differently or see something in a different way.
Among the 51 poems in Nine Horses, my favorites included "Tipping Point," "Obituaries," "Bermuda," and "More Than a Woman." (Yes, it is about the Bee Gees song and those songs that sometimes get stuck in your head. See what I mean? How can you not love a poet who writes about the Bee Gees?)
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“perfection!”
Lauren H wrote this review Monday, March 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I absolutely love the way Collins looks at the world.”
Armenator wrote this review Friday, August 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love a poet who doesn't take himself too seriously. "Litany" is just lovely. And the first poem--something about a country house and then the mouse with the matchstick--riotous! I would very much like to know Billy Collins, Poet Laureate. I'm sure we could be friends, even though I can't write poetry!”
Deborah C wrote this review Friday, August 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
