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Soft pick. Some are so amusing and some just lose me. But still a great read.

#Pantone2023
#20in4Readathon Day 3

Ode to Joy
"Friedrich Schiller called Joy the spark of divinity
but she visits me on a regular basis..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/billy-collins-ode-to-joy/62...

This book had been sitting on my shelf since I saw Billy Collins speak back in the fall of 2016. He‘s pretty wonderful. These poems were such a treat. If you‘re not a poetry fan, I think Billy Collins could make you one. This was my June #doublespin pick.

#BookSpinBINGO

1. I stood beside the organ in a church with bad sight lines to tell the organist who was coming down the aisle at weddings she played for.
2. Health and kitties
#thankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

The Present

Amusing. Some I liked better than others.

“Imagining what the weather will be like, on the day following your death, has a place on that list of things”

Continuing with Billy Collins on this rainy day. #☔️ #emojiNov @RealLifeReading

Often when I read a prompt for one of these challenges I immediately think of the perfect book, and then can't find it on my shelves. Usually I pull a photo off the internet, and the next day find the book, right where it belongs. But this time it was Billy Collins that was missing, so after normal looking I literally went spine by spine across all my shelves until I found it. Does this happen to anyone else? #rain #jubilantJuly @RealLifeReading

I picked up this book because Billy Collins is, in my opinion, one of the best writers of all time. So you could tell how excited I was when I found a signed copy in my local Barnes and Noble (excited enough I slightly cried in the middle of the store.) The writing in this book is beautiful and insightful and it is all together a wonderful and fun read.

More Billy Collins tonight. This is from the poem "Dream Life". In this one, Poetry is a seamstress. I'm loving this collection ?. #LitsyPoetry365

too long, it's pretty much curtains for us all.

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I wasn't able to get the entire poem on here, but I'm loving how in this collection, Billy Collins takes something ordinary, makes it into something extraordinary, then gives it back to the reader like a gift.

I tried to find this poem online, but the collection must be too recent. Do check it out if you can (I found it on Overdrive) - it's very good! #LitsyPoetry365

May be my favorite poet ever

Billy Collins is a great poet to try even if you think poetry is not your genre. His unique blend of humor and introspection, apparent in this collection, offers something for everyone.

My wonderful husband, who first introduced me to Billy Collins, bought me his new collection for my birthday. This poem stopped me in my tracks. I've read it over and over again.

#bookmail So looking forward to a few calm minutes with this book. #poetry

I stopped into the campus bookstore today in order to get out of the cold and happened upon this new release. I can't believe I didn't know Billy Collins published a new book of poems! Anyway, like the poor university student I am, I read the whole collection in the store. These poems do not disappoint. They embody everything I adore about Collins- and some new things to love, too! #poetry

So I'm trying to think of something awesome to say when I get to meet Billy Collins tomorrow. Thinking of: I love all of your work but my favorite was your appearance on PBSs Martha Speaks -- or -- you are to poetry as cat videos are to YouTube. Too weird?! 😜 So terrifically excited!