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Billy Collins has published nine collections
of poetry, including
Questions About Angels,
The Art of Drowning, and
Picnic, Lightning. In May 2000, Picador in the UK
published his collection of poems,
Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes. In September
2001, Random House published
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New & Selected Poems. In the fall of 2002, Random
House also published his latest collection of poems,
Nine Horses, and, in spring 2003, published
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, an anthology of poems selected and with an introduction by Billy Collins. The United States Poet Laureate 2001�2003, he was, in January 2004, named New York State Poet Laureate 2004�2006. He has just retired as Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He lives in Somers, New York. |
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