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Tag Archives: Billy Collins
Literary Lairs
Writers tend to be a wandering bunch of souls — we often seem to find inspiration and relaxation in places that have drinks instead of desks, cocktail hours instead of club chairs. My friend and fellow scribe Wendy and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rice, Billy Collins, Dylan Thomas, Ernest Hemingway, Frank McCourt
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Snowy Sunshine
It is frosty here in the Northeast — very frosty! As I write this, my handy-dandy iPhone weather app tells me that it’s 10 degrees outside. That’s cooo-ld! It’s no wonder I just saw a headline announcing that New Jersey … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, poetry and mystery, Robert Louis Stevenson, Summer Sunshine, The Foundling
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Something Wonderful
It’s still frosty outside here, but we can dream of this, blue sky and all: Today by Billy Collins If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want … Continue reading
Something Wonderful
This seems to me the perfect poem to savor and enjoy as we experience our own snow day: Snow Day by Billy Collins Today we woke up to a revolution of snow, its white flag waving over everything, the landscape … Continue reading
Little Worlds
“Everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me.” Sigmund Freud How much do I love my poetry study group? Soo–oo much!” as my mom used to say, flinging her arms out into space to show how … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, Sigmund Freud, Snow Day, The Raven, The Witch
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Something Wonderful
Billy Collins is a witty and vibrant poet with a wide following. Here, he shares some wisdom with us all: “And the corollary to carpe diem — a vein that runs deeply through the rock of poetry — is gratitude, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, Colorado College, gratitude and writing
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Packed House
It’s not often these days that you see a packed house at a poetry reading — maybe at a Poetry Slam, yes — but a reading? Well I attended one with Alex not too long ago that was a knockout. … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, poetry reading
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Approachable Art
What a joy it is when a writer really connects with an audience — when author and audience are literally on the same page! The experience can be magical. Just recently, Alex and I had the good fortune to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged best-selling poet, Billy Collins, writing for readers
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