Questions About Angels - Brossura

Collins, Billy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0822956985 ISBN 13: 9780822956983

Casa editrice: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, 1999

Riassunto

This collection of poems deals with such themes as a history teacher who lies about the past in order to protect his children, and a wolf who reads fairy tales until he enters one

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L'autore

Billy Collins, named U.S. Poet Laureate in June 2001 and reappointed to the post in 2002, has published seven collections of poetry, including The Apple That Astonished Paris; Nine Horses; The Art of Drowning; Picnic, Lightning; Questions about Angels; and Sailing Alone Around the Room. A professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York, he lives in Somers, New York.

Product Description

Billy Collins's poetry has been described by Gerald Stern as "heartbreakingly beautiful." Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours." The "New York Times calls him simply "the real thing." Over the past decade, Collins has garnered critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. To celebrate his years as U.S. Poet Laureate, the three books that helped establish and secure his reputation during the 1990s--"Questions About Angels; The Art Drowning; and "Picnic, Lightning--are now available in special, limited edition hardcovers as well as in paperback.

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• Editore: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0822956985
• ISBN 13: 9780822956983
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 88