Collins, Billy
Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes
- ISBN 13:
- 9780330376501
- author:
- Collins, Billy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 148
- Genre:
- Poetry texts & anthologies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Billy Collins' poetry is a rare amalgam of accessibility and intelligence. His poems describe all the worlds that are and were, and some others besides, with a wonderful eye looping over the things, events, and ideas of the world. With immense grace and humanity, Collins presents the great forces of history and nature converging on the smallest details of our lives, revealing them in a new radiance. His writing is both surprising and easy to love, making him one of the most popular poets in America today. This collection showcases Collins' unique ability to find beauty in the everyday, and his poems are a testament to his skill as a writer.