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Film, Video Poet Laureate Billy Collins Reads his Poems

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Title

  • Poet Laureate Billy Collins Reads his Poems

Summary

  • Billy Collins is introduced by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and gives the final reading of his tenure as U. S. Poet Laureate.

Event Date

  • May 07, 2003

Notes

  • -  This recording is not available.
  • -  Billy Collins was the Library's Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2001-2002. His books of poetry include "Sailing Alone Around the Room"; "Picnic, Lightning"; "The Art of Drowning," which was a Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize finalist; "Questions About Angels," a National Poetry Series selection by Edward Hirsch; "The Apple That Astonished Paris"; "Video Poems"; and "Pokerface."

Running Time

  • 59 minutes 59 seconds

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