Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems | 
Just read Lanyard because of @dabbe and I am now ugly-crying. Whyyyyyyyyy. 💔🥹😭
My #LLFS swap package 📦 was mailed out this morning to @Laughterhp .
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#AboutAugust Day 19: Fats has reviewed this collection of poems called #Aimless Love by Billy Collins. As she noted: “The brilliant wordplay, wit, and humor in his poems would leave you craving for more.” More here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gvm
Y‘all know I love Billy Collins‘ poetry, but did you know he‘s reading, every day, on Facebook? Usually two poems per day, and he says calming things. It‘s a great antidote to anxiety.
bailedDNF
I understand that not all poetry (or even poetry in general) is liked by everyone. This just wasn‘t for me. The poetry just felt wandering and, at times, aimless. If you‘re new to poetry, I wouldn‘t recommend this as a place to start. Maybe I will return to this collection at a later time and be able to get into it more, but for now this just isn‘t my cup of tea.
#BillyCollins #AimlessLove #Poetry #aimlesswriting #DNF
The problem with poetry is
That you keep bloody well writing poetry,
Even though your wandering,
Rambling poetry
Makes no bloody sense
And breaks in odd places
And makes me want to off myself.
So the real question is:
Is it over yet?!
Surely, I could do better than this
(And that ain‘t sayin much).
The problem with poetry is
Pretentious poetry. Ugh.
#BillyCollins #AimlessLove #Poetry #TheTroubleWithPoetry #MyPoetey
The next stop on my poetry journey. It‘s not nature poetry but while I compile a list of nature poetry to read, I‘m reading this. I have read a few of his poems here and online, so I‘m sure I‘ll enjoy this one.
#BillyCollins #AimlessLove #Poetry
#clarity #poetrymatters Read the whole poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/40573/reading-an-anthology... @TheSpineView
#bonnet #poetrymatters @TheSpineView Find it here if the print‘s too small: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=49186
You should listen to Collins read this, if you haven‘t before. There are several versions on YouTube. #camp #poetrymatters @TheSpineView
pickI liked this book a lot. I like Billy Collins. I‘m seriously considering writing a poem or two inspired by some of the ones in this book. I think it would be cool to mail a poem to Billy Collins that I‘d written simply because his poetry inspired me. I wonder which address I‘d mail it to. There must be someone who‘d forward a poem to him, right?
I can‘t remember which volume this is from, but Billy Collins is my all-time favorite poet. #silence #poetrymatters @TheSpineView @LazyDays
pick#FallIntoReading Day 1: For #FinallyFall here is an excerpt from Billy Collins‘ poem, Aimless Love, as shared by Fats here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gsx
“IN THE SHADOWS OF AN AUTUMN EVENING,
I FELL FOR A SEAMSTRESS
STILL AT HER MACHINE IN THE TAILOR‘S WINDOW,
AND LATER FOR A BOWL OF BROTH,
STEAM RISING LIKE SMOKE FROM A NAVAL BATTLE.”
A few of my favorite #American poets. #poetrymatters @LazyDays
#agameoffavorites
Day 5: Poetry. A poet I like is Billy Collins. He was Poet Laureate of the United States 2001- 2003. One of his favorites books is Japanese Death Poems.
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Because waiting in a bookstore is a dangerous thing. The other two books I got at McIntyre‘s today.
“Love”
Starting this one tonight. Love a little poetry before bed. (Picture from internet. Reading on my old, old kindle which has very poor picture quality)
It's been far too long since I've posted anything for #LitsyPoetry365, and I apologize for that. I really enjoy the poetry of Billy Collins, so I pulled Aimless Love off the shelf only to discover this poem on the back cover. I hope it brings a smile to your face as it did mine 😊. #poetry
A few of my #poetry books. I enjoy poetry but don't read complete books all that often. I more like to take one down and skim. But I've read a few of Billy Collins' books and loved them all.
#seasonsreadings2016
"When I became the Poet Laureate of the United States...that's one of my favorite introductory verb clauses."
Billy Collins!!!!!!!? So funny & relatable. Poets on Poetry: Laureates for Teachers at #dpf16
One of my favorite books of poetry. Collins was the US Poet Laureate in the early 2000s and it's no surprise why.
#recommendsday #poetry
I adore the poet Billy Collins. I bought Aimless Love yesterday and love this poem on the back of the book and thought I would share it with all of you.
That moment when you realize your most recent library haul shares the same due date as your baby, and then the moment right after when things get REALLY real.
