Billy Collins

Poetry 180: a Turning Back to Poetry Billy Collins

Jacket Description/Flap: A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. Inspired by Billy Collins's poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure. A 180-degree turn implies a turning back--in this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today, Poetry 180 represents the richness and diversity of the form, and is designed to beckon readers with a selection of poems that are impossible not to love at first glance. Open the anthology to any page and discover a new poem to cherish, or savor all the poems, one at a time, to feel the full measure of contemporary poetry's vibrance and abundance. With poems by Catherine Bowman, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Kenneth Koch, Philip Levine, Thomas Lux, William Matthews, Frances Mayes, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Katha Pollitt, Mary Jo Salter, Charles Simic, David Wojahn, Paul Zimmer, and many more. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Review Citations:

Bookpage 04/01/2003 pg. 15 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Kliatt 07/01/2003 pg. 36 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2004 pg. 54 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2005 pg. 115 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 452 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 797 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 559 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 959 (EAN 9780812968873, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Collins, Billy Billy Collins is the author of a dozen books of poetry and was called America's most popular poet by the New York Times. He served as U. S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003, and the New York Public Library named him a Literary Lion. This is his first book designed for children.