| Description |
1 audio disc (1.25 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
| Performer |
Presented by the author. |
| Contents |
Bill Murray, introduction -- Refocused on Billy Collins -- You, reader -- Monday -- The order of the day -- Dharma -- The revenant -- The trouble with poetry -- Litany -- The long day -- Flock -- Surprise -- Constellations -- No time -- The lanyard -- Ornithography -- Building with its face blown off -- The country -- More than a woman -- Sonnet -- Forgetfulness -- Nostalgia -- Prize-winning haiku -- Japan -- Consolation -- Night club -- Questions & answer. |
| Summary |
Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, shares 24 of his poems and also spends some time in question and answer session where he reflects on what makes good poetry, his own process of reaching his audience as a poet, the success of his Poetry 180 programs in schools nationwide, and an amusing sidebar on his memories of growing up as an only child. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0739320114: $19.95 |
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9780739320112 |
| Music No. |
RHCD 737 Random House Audio |
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