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Big Snap Exclusive:
Billy Collins Central
If a Billy Collins poem exists online, chances are you'll find its link here. Also see our interviews, articles and relevant publications.
Poetry Resources
We're pleased to present a select list of Poetry Resources on the web, many of which feature audio.
Word of Mouth
Know a site, page or link that belongs on this page? Please email your suggestions to suggest@bigsnap.com.
Other Billy Collins pages of interest: poems
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Poems
by Billy Collins - Indexed by title
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Another
Reason I don't Keep a Gun in the House
Here at Big Snap; also in audio. Also available here
at NPR.
Ave
Atque Vale On the Magma
site.
Child
Development Here at Big Snap; also in
audio. Also available here,
on the Soliloquy site.
The
Dead On the Soliloquy
site.
Dear
Reader On the Poetry Daily
site.
The
Guest On the Soliloquy
site; from the very rare, out of print, "Video Poems."
Hangover
Procedure #12: Emptying The Jacket Pockets On
the Soliloquy site; from the very rare, out
of print, "Video Poems."
The
History Teacher On the Soliloquy
site.
I
Ask You On the Cortland
Review site; audio also available.
I
go back to the house for a book On the
Poetry Daily site. Also available here
at the Soliloquy site.
Introduction
to Poetry On the Poetry Daily
site. (Don't miss the excerpt on their home
page.) Also available at other sites: One
at the Soliloquy site; Another
at the Poems on Poems index.
Invention
On the Atlantic Monthly
site; audio also available.
Japan Here
at Big Snap. Also available here
on the Soliloquy site
Jazz
and Nature On the Doubletake
site.
Lines
Lost Among Trees On the Soliloquy
site.
Man
Listening to Disc On the Atlantic
Monthly site; audio also available.
Marginalia
On the Soliloquy site.
Neither
Snow On the Cortland Review
site; audio also available.
On Turning Ten
Here at Big Snap. Also available here
on the Soliloquy site.
Paris
On the Poetry Daily site.
Putting
Down the Cat On the Soliloquy
site.
Questions
about Angels On the Soliloquy
site.
Sonnet
On the Poetry Daily site.
Shoveling
Snow With Buddha On Kapakahi's
Poetry Favorites site.
Reading
an Anthology of Chinese Poems of the Sung Dynasty, I Pause To
Admire the Length and Clarity of Their Titles On
the Poetry Magazine site.
Study
in Orange and White On the Poetry
Magazine site.
Thesaurus
On the Soliloquy site.
Three
Wishes On the Poetry Daily
site.
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Book Billy for your Event
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Interviews and Articles
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The Art of Drowning, Billy Collins
Review by Reagan Upshaw of The Bloomsbury Review (9-10/97)
"Billy Collins: A blue-jeans kind of style"
Magma Poetry and Reviews is published in England.
"On Literary Bridge, Poet hits a Roadblock"
The New York Times article (12/19/1999) describes Billy's struggle to release a "best-of" book. Registration required at the New York Times site.
NPR Interview: Poet Billy Collins
Interviewed by Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air, available in Real Audio. This show aired on April 7, 1998 and was replayed on February 5th, 1999.
With Humor, Poet Lures Fans to the Serious
Billy Collins talks about his poetry to the New York Times; (9/97).
Billy-friendly Sites
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The Atlantic Monthly Unbound
Print's great, but we're partial to the web -- and the human voice. If
you like your poetry straight from the poet's mouth, don't miss An Audible Anthology: Real Audio recordings of Atlantic authors reading their work. Also good: the poetry section and archive, as well as Post and Riposte, a reader's forum (registration required). The Atlantic's been online since 1993.
The Cortland Review
A rich resource for news, poetry and links. Audio too -- but don't
snooze or you lose (archives stay online for three months only). Check
the Authors page to see what's current. The interesting Favorite Poems Project features poets reading other's poems (Billy Collins reads a poem by John Clare). (Also see Robert Pinsky's related project, below).
Doubletake Magazine
Exciting writing and beautiful photography and compelling social issues. What a fine magazine.
Magma Poetry and Reviews
An English charmer, Magma finds and publishes new poetry from around the world. Unique feature: the Magmagram: an internet greeting card containing your message and a Magma poem.
National Public Radio
Billy has been aired several times on NPR, including an interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air and an appearance on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion.
Poets and Writers
The single best resource for active writers. The magazine published an interview with Billy Collins in 1999 (not yet online).
Poetry Magazine
The matriarch of American poetry regularly publishes Billy Collins. Check their archives for choice selections.
Soliloquy's Billy Collins Site
A collection of Billy Collins poems.
Poetry Daily
Get your fix here. Poetry Daily delivers a fresh, top-quality poem each
day and maintains an extensive archive. A great place to see what the
best poets are writing right now. Plus, Billy Collins' excerpted on the
home page! Bookmark-worthy; an all-around online favorite.
The Poems on Poems Index
Low tech but interesting. A collection of poems about poems by talented poets.
More Poetry Sites
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The Academy of American Poets
Lots of poets, and a listening booth too.
The Favorite Poem Project
Robert Pinsky's celebrated project is all about "Americans Saying Poems They Love." Learn about it, read some favorites, and hear a few too.
Ploughshares
Always an interesting read at Ploughshares.
Poetry Forum
Skip the confusing home page and go straight to the Real Audio section, which includes Historical recordings. of poets (including Edna St. Vincent Milay!) reading their work. Also valuable, a national registry of poetry events.
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