Sailing Alone Around The Room: New And Selected Poems

from KRaySaulis

Half of Collin's poems I finish shaking my head and laughing. The other half I finish breathless, amazed he could formulate the thoughts he did. He's indescribable.

from Bellettres

I love this man's poetry!! I picked up this book on the recommendation of a friend, and was bowled over by the apparently simple poems that kept repeating themselves in my head and that I wanted to go back and read several times. I particularly like "Books," but there are dozens of others that go...

from janbrennan

Billy Collins is truly one of the BEST contemporary poets. This collection contains so many incredible poems - too many to list - but you can't live without ever having read the following: Introduction to Poetry, The Dead, I Chop Parsley While Listening to Art Blakey's Version to Three Blind Mice...

from SunnyPetunia

Billy Collins has this extraordinary ability to portray the beauty in every moment of life. Whether it's eating an apple, or watching a storm cleave it's way across his backyard. His poems truly allow the reader to transcend ordinary life and realize the deep beauty and interconnectedness of life.

from jennyo

I love Billy Collins. His poems are beautiful and often really witty. One of my favorites in this collection is "Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House". This book is one I dip into often.