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Billy Collins Live
- A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, April 20, 2005
- Narrated by: Billy Collins
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Summary
Performed by the author at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City, Billy Collins reads 24 of his poems, including "Dharma", a spiritual yet humbling ode to man's best friend, "The Lanyard", an amusing recollection about the popular, if not pointless, summer camp pastime, and "Consolation", a tongue-in-cheek reflection of a cancelled European trip, and the benefits of staying home instead. In addition to the poetry readings, Collins also spends some time in a brief question and answer session where he reflects on what makes good poetry, his own process of reaching his audiences as a poet, the success of his Poetry 180 programs in schools nationwide, and an amusing sidebar on his memories growing up as an only child. At times pensive and sardonic, amusing and subtly sarcastic, Billy Collins Live celebrates both the simple and the complex in a language that appeals to all.
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- 2005 Audie Award Nominee, Original Work
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- ann perrrin
- 27-02-20
A master of the art?
I lost 240 calories listening to some of this cycling on a boring old exercise bike at the gym. Yes yes loved it. Brilliant poetry as well as wit and insights. xxx
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