Billy Collins ‘Introduction to poetry’

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Billy Collins ‘Introduction to poetry’ Ms. De La O English 9

Information William James Collins Born March 22, 1941 Attended parochial schools B.A. in English M.A. and Ph. D in Romantic Poetry Distinguished professor Currently at SUNY Founder of Poetry 180 project

Billy Collins-The poet Late start America’s favorite contemporary poet Poems in public places “He doesn’t hide things from us, as I think lesser poets do. He allows us to overhear, clearly, what he himself has discovered.”

Influences Emily Dickinson mother “The New Poetry” John Keats Samuel Coleridge Jazz music

Billy Collins Writing Style Poems have surprise endings Sarcastic / Humorous Conversational and witty poems Use of many allusions and imagery First person Casual Everyday life Distaste for Poetry in code