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Billy Collins, author portrait
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Billy Collins

Billy Collins is the author of fifteen collections of poetry, including Sailing Alone Around the Room, Aimless Love and, most recently, Water, Water. He served two terms as United State Poet Laureate and is a former Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College and New York State Poet. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is currently “between dogs,” his most recent an Australian Shepherd mix named Jeannine. He lives in Winter Park, Florida, with his wife Suzannah.
Dog Show
Water, Water
Musical Tables
Whale Day
The Rain in Portugal
Aimless Love
Horoscopes for the Dead
Ballistics
The Trouble with Poetry
Nine Horses
Sailing Alone Around the Room

Books

Dog Show
Water, Water
Musical Tables
Whale Day
The Rain in Portugal
Aimless Love
Horoscopes for the Dead
Ballistics
The Trouble with Poetry
Nine Horses
Sailing Alone Around the Room

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