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Collins, Billy

Reviewed by: Sheryn Morris, Librarian, Literature & Fiction

Call Number: 811 C7115-14

Billy Collins is a former U.S. Poet Laureate (2001 - 2003). Over the years he has become very well known for poems and for his poetry readings. "In 2002, as US poet laureate, Collins was asked to write a poem commemorating the first anniversary of the fall of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11. … Read Full Review

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