Ebook {Epub PDF} Ballistics by Billy Collins

Billy Collins served as U.S. poet laureate for two terms (), and New York state poet from He's published 12 books of poetry and edited three others. The New York Times has called him "the most popular poet in America," and he's something rather odd in publishing circles - several of his books of poems have become bestsellers, including "Ballistics: Poems" ()/5(67). The word "ballistics" is the study of the dynamics of projectiles, which we might more associate with Miami CSI or Law and Order, but Collins associates it with something else - books. From the title poem: "When I came across the high-speed photograph Of a bullet that had just pierced a book - The pages exploding with the velocity /5(68). “Billy Collins demonstrates why he is one of our best poets, with his appealing trademark style: a self-deprecating charm, playful wit and unexpected imaginative leaps.” –San Antonio Express-News “By careful observation, Collins spins comic gold from the dross of quotidian suburban life.

Ballistics: Poems by Billy Collins ISBN ISBN Paperback; New York: Random House Publishing Group, ; ISBN A Billy Collins poem is instantly recognizable. "Using simple, understandable language," notes USA Today, the two-term U.S. Poet Laureate "captures ordinary life--its pleasure, its. Billy Collins Biography (born William James Collins) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from to He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida. Billy Collins is unique in his ability to make poetry accessible to many readers. He writes short poems in a simple, witty style that manages to include a good deal of reflection. His volume of poetry "Ballistics" () includes over 50 poems divided into four parts.

Billy Collins served as U.S. poet laureate for two terms (), and New York state poet from He's published 12 books of poetry and edited three others. The New York Times has called him "the most popular poet in America," and he's something rather odd in publishing circles - several of his books of poems have become bestsellers, including "Ballistics: Poems" (). The word "ballistics" is the study of the dynamics of projectiles, which we might more associate with Miami CSI or Law and Order, but Collins associates it with something else - books. From the title poem: "When I came across the high-speed photograph Of a bullet that had just pierced a book - The pages exploding with the velocity -. Billy Collins is the author of twelve collections of poetry including The Rain in Portugal, Aimless Love, Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning, and Picnic, Lightning. He is also the editor of Poetry A Turning Back to Poetry, More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, and Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds.