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- Questions About Angels
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Series: Pitt Poetry Series
summary
Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours."
This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collins's years as U.S. Poet Laureate. Questions About Angels--one of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990s--is remarkable for its wry, inquisitive voice and its sheer imaginative range. Edward Hirsch selected this classic book for the National Poetry Series, and each of Collins's poems-from his meditation on forgetfulness to his musings on the behavior of angels-is an exploration of imaginative possibilities. 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."
This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collins's years as U.S. Poet Laureate. Questions About Angels--one of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990s--is remarkable for its wry, inquisitive voice and its sheer imaginative range. Edward Hirsch selected this classic book for the National Poetry Series, and each of Collins's poems-from his meditation on forgetfulness to his musings on the behavior of angels-is an exploration of imaginative possibilities. 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."
Table of Contents
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- Front Cover
- p. 1
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-7
- American Sonnet
- pp. 3-4
- A History of Weather
- pp. 5-6
- First Reader
- pp. 7-8
- Student of Clouds
- pp. 9-10
- Candle Hat
- pp. 11-12
- The Death of Allegory
- pp. 13-14
- Reading Myself to Sleep
- pp. 15-16
- Forgetfulness
- pp. 20-22
- Questions About Angels
- pp. 25-26
- A Wonder of the World
- pp. 27-28
- Mappamundi
- pp. 29-30
- The First Geniuses
- pp. 31-32
- The Afterlife
- pp. 33-34
- Endangered
- pp. 36-47
- Going Out for Cigarettes
- pp. 37-38
- Field Guide
- pp. 44-55
- Putti in the Night
- pp. 45-46
- The Man in the Moon
- pp. 47-58
- Horseman, Pass By!
- pp. 48-49
- Memento Mori
- pp. 50-61
- The Last Man on Earth
- pp. 51-62
- Come Running
- pp. 52-63
- Modern Peasant
- pp. 53-64
- Instructions to the Artist
- pp. 54-55
- Weighing the Dog
- pp. 56-67
- One Life to Live
- pp. 57-68
- The Wires of the Night
- pp. 58-59
- Vade Mecum
- pp. 61-72
- Not Touching
- pp. 61-73
- Night Sand
- pp. 62-74
- Love in the Sahara
- pp. 63-75
- Metamorphosis
- pp. 70-82
- Saturday Morning
- pp. 71-83
- The History Teacher
- pp. 77-78
- The Discovery of Scat
- pp. 81-93
- The Willies
- pp. 83-84
- Rip Van Winkle
- pp. 87-99
- English Country House
- pp. 88-89
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 93-105
- About the Author, Back Cover
- pp. 106-107
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822979340
Related ISBN(s)
9780822942115, 9780822956983
MARC Record
OCLC
681652349
Pages
104
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No