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Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes
Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes | Billy Collins
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A funny and moving collection from one of America's bestselling poets Billy Collins is one of America's best loved poets and comes armed with plaudits from John Updike, E Annie Proulx. He is one of Carol Ann Duffy's favourite living poets and this Selected is the first time he will be published in the UK. From a poem about the relentless barking of next door's dog - Another Reason Why I don't Keep a Gun in the House - to an elegy to The Best Cigarette. Just read one poem and you'll be a committed fan. Billy Collins gets right to the heart of things. He is one of the funniest poets writing today. Billy Collins is a fantastic performer (his readings at the Poetry festival in Aldeburgh were sold out, as were all his US collections) and will hopefully be brought over by the South Bank, London in the Autumn. His readings are unmissable.
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#poetrymatters prompt 30: #traveller
Thanks to @LazyDays for this month's fun challenge 😊

LazyDays Thank you for joining! I hope you've found some poetry books to read!🙌🙌💓 6y
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#poetrymatters prompt 29: #dream
From 'Osso Buco' by Billy Collins.

@LazyDays what is tomorrow's prompt please❓ 😊

Lcsmcat Love it! 6y
TrishB Tomorrow‘s is traveller 😁 6y
Cathythoughts I love this too 👍🏻♥️ 6y
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#poetrymatters prompt 28: #music @LazyDays

I have two books of poetry. One is Shakespeare, which makes my brain hurt trying to decode it. The other is the tagged book, #blameitonlitsy. This is the first poem in the collection. I laughed out loud at the first verse and decided there might be something in this poetry lark.
Any suggestions for my second poetry purchase please?

TrishB Love this 💕 I‘m never sure what to recommend in poetry as it‘s so personal! 6y
merelybookish Collins is a good place to start! Maybe Mary Oliver? There are a few sites that you can sign up for a daily poem. They might help you get a sense of what you like. I get one from Paris Review and another from Poem-a-Day. 6y
LazyDays I agree poetry is personal. Maybe start off with small short poems and books and work your way around those. I bought the tagged book and it s fun to flip to a random page and read 6y
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LazyDays Ha I hit send 😃 or mayne do a mix media of poetry and art. You can try Robert Frost to ease into some heavier type. I am rambling 😊 but I hope that helps a little bit, till you find what speaks to you 6y
LazyDays . great to randomly flip through. 6y
LazyDays Some fun mixed media "love" poems/photography 6y
LazyDays This is a fun one that gives sime back story about Frost. I always like a good back story. I hope this helps! Good kuck and happy hunting!💗 6y
merelybookish Garrison Keillor's Good Poems anthologies are a great intro! I highly recommend! 6y
MayJasper Thank you all for your responses @TrishB @merelybookish and @LazyDays I will be in the lookout for a good anthology 6y
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julesG I thought this was only me, checking dates of battles and other unimportant stuff in the middle of the night. 😉 6y
Cathythoughts 😊❤️❤️ 6y
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TrishB Lovely 💕 6y
MayJasper Thanks @TrishB I like the thought of brocade and sonnet marathons 😀 6y
TrishB Definitely sounds like the way to go! 6y
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#poetrymatters prompt: #tree
From 'Wolf' by Billy Collins
@LazyDays 😊 thank you

Cathythoughts Brilliant 6y
GripLitGrl 💖💖 6y
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And when he comes into full view
over open fields
he looks like a young man who has fallen in love
with the dark earth
a pale bachelor, well-groomed and
full of melancholy
his round mouth open
as if he had just broken into song.

From The Man in the Moon by Billy Collins
#poetrymatters challenge day 5 #young
@LazyDays 👍

Cathythoughts 💫💫💫 6y
LazyDays 👏 6y
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Today's #poetrymatters is #sun which is not visible today in my part of the world but does feature in the poem Consolation by Billy Collins
@LazyDays 😊

DivineDiana I‘m entranced! 😀 Stacked! 6y
kspenmoll Wonderful photo & choice of poem! 6y
MayJasper @DivineDiana 😊 it's the only book of poetry I have so far. But I really love it. 6y
MayJasper @kspenmoll 😊 thank you so much 👍 6y
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Night Golf by Billy Collins

How soothing to stroll the shadowy fairways,
to skirt the moon-blanched bunkers
and hear the night owl in the woods.

#shadow #poetrymatters @LazyDays 😀

LazyDays 💗 6y
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On Turning Ten by Billy Collins
#poetrymatters #remember
@LazyDays 😊

Lcsmcat ❤️❤️❤️ Billy Collins! 6y
VioletBramble I'm planning to use this poem for the #young prompt. 6y
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Winter Syntax by Billy Collins
#wind #poetrymatters
@LazyDays 😊

LazyDays 💗 6y
Lcsmcat ❤️ Billy Collins! 6y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻❤️ 6y
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From 'Student of Clouds' by Billy Collins
My attempt at a couple of photo challenges
#currentbookquote #readingresolutions @Jess7
#restless #quotsymay18 @TK-421

Jabberwocky Beautiful quote 6y
TK-421 ❤️ 6y
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Poetry can be so much fun I am discovering.
From 'Child Development' - Big Fatty Stupids, Dopey Dopeheads and Mr Sillypants ❣❣❣
#poetrychallenge2018 #blameitonlitsy

Swe_Eva This is so many kinds of wonderful! 💜 7y
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#blameitonlitsy Bravely I bought my first book of poetry and the first poem made me laugh and I'm loving it

"They must switch him on on their way out."

Lol #poetrychallenge2018

Louise Billy Collins is such a good poet! 7y
StaceyKondla Billy Collins is fantastic! Happy reading 😊 7y
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Please say hi and welcome to my lovely niece @Nosheen. She's keen for non-fiction recommendations that will improve and expand her life/mind if you have any 😊

MelAnn Welcome! Non-fiction has been my focus for years and I still read a lot of it! 7y
Chelleo Welcome, @Nosheen Check out the Litsy Tips by @RaimeyGallant : https://raimeygallant.com/2017/10/31/litsytips/ and Litsy Video tutorials here: https://youtu.be/mH6Xdr_CACI Hopefully they‘ll help you to get settled in here. 7y
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knittedgnome Welcome! My two most recent non fiction reads that I enjoyed are Code Girls and Eviction 7y
Gezemice Welcome, @Nosheen ! Have fun on Litsy! 7y
BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy @Nosheen 😸 7y
mrozzz 👋🏻 Welcome @Nosheen ☺️ 7y
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rockpools Hi @Nosheen , welcome to Litsy! It's a great place to find other non-fiction readers- what do you like to read? @Riveted_Reader_Melissa runs a #nonfiction2018 challenge you might like to follow. 7y
Mollyanna Welcome @Nosheen You are going to love Litsy! One of my favorite NF books is 7y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Welcome @Nosheen I hope you love it here! 7y
Mdargusch 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 @Nosheen - I love nonfiction! 7y
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Avanders Welcome @Nosheen !! (edited) 7y
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Nosheen You are always there for me wen I need ur help ,may you always bless . (edited) 7y
MayJasper @Nosheen you're welcome xxx 7y
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