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The Trouble with Poetry : And Other Poems by Billy Collins (2007, Perfect)

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Trouble With Poetry : And Other Poems, Paperback by Collins, Billy, ISBN 0375755217, ISBN-13 9780375755217, Brand New, Free shipping in the US An all-new collection of poetry by America's former Poet Laureate features witty, insightful, and simple poems dealing with the themes of jazz, the passage of time, love, boyhood, and writing. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins. With his distinct voice and accessible language, America's two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed. Like the present book's title, Collins's poems are filled with mischief, humor, and irony, "Poetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would like to address / only those in my own time zone"-but also with quiet observation, intense wonder, and a reverence for the everyday: "The birds are in their trees, / the toast is in the toaster, / and the poets are at their windows. / They are at their windows in every section of the tangerine of earth-the Chinese poets looking up at the moon, / the American poets gazing out / at the pink and blue ribbons of sunrise." Through simple language, Collins shows that good poetry doesn't have to be obscure or incomprehensible, qualities that are perhaps the real trouble with most "serious" poetry: "By now, it should go without saying / that what the oven is to the baker / and the berry-stained blouse to the drycleaner / so the window is to the poet." In this dazzling new collection, his first in three years, Collins explores boyhood, jazz, love, the passage of time, and, of course, writing-themes familiar to Collins's fans but made new here. Gorgeous, funny, and deeply empathetic, Billy Collins's poetry is a window through which we see our lives as if for the first time.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375755217
ISBN-13
9780375755217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57162937

Product Key Features

Book Title
Trouble with Poetry : and Other Poems
Author
Billy Collins
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
General, Poetry, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry
Number of Pages
112 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
3.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3553.O47478t76
Reviews
Praise for Billy Collins "Using simple, understandable language, Collins captures ordinary lifeits pleasure, its discontents, its moments of sadness and of joy." USA Today "At once accessible and profound, [Collins's] work makes him a natural people's poet." Boston Herald "A poet of plenitude, irony, and Augustan grace." The New Yorker "A sort of poet not seen since Robert Frost." The Boston Globe "Collins reveals the unexpected within the ordinary. He peels back the surface of the humdrum to make the moment new." The Christian Science Monitor "It is difficult not to be charmed by Collins, and that in itself is a remarkable literary accomplishment." The New York Review of Books From the Hardcover edition., Praise for Billy Collins " Using simple, understandable language, Collins captures ordinary life- its pleasure, its discontents, its moments of sadness and of joy." " - "USA Today " At once accessible and profound, [Collins' s] work makes him a natural people's poet." - Boston Herald " A poet of plenitude, irony, and Augustan grace." - The New Yorker " A sort of poet not seen since Robert Frost." - The Boston Globe " Collins reveals the unexpected within the ordinary. He peels back the surface of the humdrum to make the moment new." - The Christian Science Monitor " It is difficult not to be charmed by Collins, and that in itself is a remarkable literary accomplishment." - The New York Review of Books "From the Hardcover edition.", Praise for Billy Collins "Using simple, understandable language, Collins captures ordinary life-its pleasure, its discontents, its moments of sadness and of joy."" -"USA Today "At once accessible and profound, [Collins's] work makes him a natural people's poet." -Boston Herald "A poet of plenitude, irony, and Augustan grace." -The New Yorker "A sort of poet not seen since Robert Frost." -The Boston Globe "Collins reveals the unexpected within the ordinary. He peels back the surface of the humdrum to make the moment new." -The Christian Science Monitor "It is difficult not to be charmed by Collins, and that in itself is a remarkable literary accomplishment." -The New York Review of Books, Praise for Billy Collins " Using simple, understandable language, Collins captures ordinary life- its pleasure, its discontents, its moments of sadness and of joy." " - "USA Today " At once accessible and profound, [Collins' s] work makes him a natural people's poet." - Boston Herald " A poet of plenitude, irony, and Augustan grace." - The New Yorker " A sort of poet not seen since Robert Frost." - The Boston Globe " Collins reveals the unexpected within the ordinary. He peels back the surface of the humdrum to make the moment new." - The Christian Science Monitor " It is difficult not to be charmed by Collins, and that in itself is a remarkable literary accomplishment." - The New York Review of Books
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
811/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22