I think my poems are slightly underrated by the word 'accessible.' Billy Collins accessiblepoemslightly Change image and share on social
Humor, for me, is really a gate of departure. It's a way of enticing a reader into a poem so that less funny things can take place later. It really is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. Billy Collins departureendentice Change image and share on social
When you put a book together and arrange it, there's a lot of anxiety and turmoil about what order the poems should be in. Billy Collins anxietyarrangebook Change image and share on social
Discovering Samuel Beckett in college was a big deal for me. I realized you could be very funny and very dark at the same time. Billy Collins beckettbigcollege Change image and share on social
