The Art of Drowning
By Billy Collins
(University of Pittsburgh Press, Paperback, 9780822955672, 112pp.)
Publication Date: June 1995
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: American - General
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Description
Billy Collins's poetry has been described by Gerald Stern as "heartbreakingly beautiful." Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours." The "New York Times calls him simply "the real thing." Over the past decade, Collins has garnered critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. To celebrate his years as U.S. Poet Laureate, the three books that helped establish and secure his reputation during the 1990s--"Questions About Angels; The Art of Drowning; and "Picnic, Lightning--are now available in special, limited edition hardcovers as well as in paperback.
Praise For The Art of Drowning…
"A wonderful, thoughtful, sly, and moving collection."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"A brilliant collection."
--Washington Post
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The Art Forger Barbara Shapiro Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill |
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Sweeth Tooth Ian McEwan Nan A. Talese |
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The Light Between Oceans ML Steadman Scribner |
