Poems from Billy Collins, Patricia Smith and Marc J. Straus. In a new collection of poems, Billy Collins reiterates many of his usual themes with a healthy dose of his usual panache — and performs one ...

Billy Collins distinguishes himself through his clear, accessible poetry–and by reinterpreting many traditional poetic forms. His poem "Sonnet" begins "All we need is fourteen lines, well, thirteen ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Billy Collins was a Poet Laureate for the United States with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2002 Joint Meeting. Authors read works by ...