I'm all for poetry catching up with technology, and just as there are iTunes, I think we should have iPoems. I mean, people should be able to walk around with their earbuds in and listening to poems on their iPod. Billy Collins catchearbudsipod share on social
I'm going through life's cycles at an alarmingly fast pace, but my persona has a Peter Pan quality: he doesn't age. Billy Collins agealarminglycycle Change image and share on social
The life of Edward Estlin Cummings began with a childhood in Cambridge, Mass., that he described as happy, but he struggled in both his artistic and romantic exploits against the piousness of his father, an esteemed Harvard professor. Billy Collins artisticbegincambridge share on social
When I discovered the lyric poem, that advanced not by narrative steps but by blocks and layers of imagery, I said, 'Gee, I probably could do that. So let me try that.' Billy Collins advanceblockdiscover Change image and share on social
Very few people have actually read Freud, but everyone seems prepared to talk about him in that Woody Allen way. To read Freud is not as much fun. Billy Collins allenfreudfun Change image and share on social
I just reached the point where plot-driven novels don't hold my interest because I don't care about the fate of characters anymore - whether Emily marries Tom or not, that kind of thing. Billy Collins anymorecarecharacter Change image and share on social
I'm easily frightened, and I've also come to realize that old Catholic guilt or remorse is easily stimulated. Billy Collins catholiceasilyfrighten Change image and share on social
I don't want to sound like an aesthete, but one has to be true to the art. And that means being true to the tradition of the art but also being true to your own artistic vision. Billy Collins aestheteartartistic Change image and share on social
I think what gets a poem going is an initiating line. Sometimes a first line will occur, and it goes nowhere; but other times - and this, I think, is a sense you develop - I can tell that the line wants to continue. Billy Collins continuedevelopinitiate share on social
When you put a poem on a Kindle, the lines are broken in order to fit on the screen. And so instead of being the poet's decision, it becomes the device's decision. Billy Collins breakdecisiondevice Change image and share on social
