EAN 9780375503825

Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins. With his distinct voice and accessible language, Americaâ€TMs two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed. Like the present bookâ€TMs title, Collinsâ€TMs 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 zoneâ€â€"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.