Visiting Writers Series Interview and Reading with Billy Collins

In an interview with Professor Tim Burke, poet laureate Billy Collins reads from and discusses his work, his most recent books, and the place of poetry today.

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Like a combustion engine A poem's power Comes from the compression of expression A few words combined Confined Fusing meaning and emotion Into an energy form Known as a poem

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Wonderful!

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Each word in a poem Is like a gene in a chromosome Together they form a life all of its own Change a word or two And the life form will change too

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The interviewer seems to be struggling.