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The Art Of Drowning
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The Art Of Drowning Paperback - 1995 - 1st Edition

by Billy Collins

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Over the past decade, Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Gerald Stern describes his poetry as "heartbreakingly beautiful." John Updike proclaims his poems "consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides."This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collins's years as U.S. Poet Laureate. The Art of Drowning--one of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990s--is distinctive in its variety of interests and the generous hospitality of its voice. Ranging from an analysis of Keats's handwriting to the art form of the calendar pinup, the subjects of his poems inspire imaginative play. Whether reading him for the first time or the fiftieth, this collector's edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the poet the New York Times calls simply "the real thing."

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  • Title The Art Of Drowning
  • Author Billy Collins
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh
  • Publication date 1995-06-15
  • Features Limited Edition
  • ISBN 9780822955672 / 0822955679
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.12 x 0.39 in (22.91 x 15.54 x 0.99 cm)
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Social life and customs -, American poetry - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95-3297
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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Billy Collins, named U.S. Poet Laureate in June 2001 and reappointed to the post in 2002, has published seven collections of poetry, including The Apple That Astonished Paris; Nine Horses; The Art of Drowning; Picnic, Lightning; Questions about Angels; and Sailing Alone Around the Room. A professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York, he lives in Somers, New York.

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