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Book SynopsisFrom the former United States Poet Laureate and
New York Times bestselling author of
Aimless Love comes a collection of more than 125 small, incisively brilliant poems which, in his own words, “begin in Kansas and end in Oz.”
Trade Review'America's favourite poet' * Wall Street Journal *
‘Billy Collins’ medium is
a rare amalgam of accessibility and intelligence. I’d follow this man’s mind anywhere.
Expect to be surprised’ -- Michael Donaghy
Billy Collins 'puts the "fun" back in profundity' -- Alice Fulton
'
Chatty, witty, wholly dependable' * Guardian *
'Collins remains
the most companionable of poetic companions' * The New York Times *
'The treat of treats. Unlike the wedding guest waylaid by Coleridge's Ancient Mariner,
the reader emerges from encounters with Collins as a wiser and far happier person.' * New Statesman *
'A writer . . . fully aware of his work’s power to delight' * The New York Times *
‘A poet of
plenitude,
irony, and
Augustan grace’ * New Yorker *
‘Billy Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world’ -- Carol Ann Duffy
‘Delightfully direct, he won’t lose you in his lyricism but will transport you to a better place’ * The Times *
‘The most popular poet in America’ * The New York Times *
‘Billy Collins writes lovely poems . . .
Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides’ -- John Updike
‘Smart, his strings tuned and resonant, his wonderful eye looping over the things, events and ideas of the world, rueful, playful, warm voiced, easy to love’ -- E. Annie Prolux
'Imaginative thinking gives this collection its richness.... The work also shows a variety of styles...[that] provide both pleasure and
a vivid example of how one's thoughts, when unrestrained, can lead to unexpected destinations' * The Washington Post *
‘
Funny but
serious,
accessible but
rich in meaning, consistently surprising –
the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s
a one-off, an American treasure’ -- Nick Laird
