Billy Collins
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Billy Collins is one of the most popular contemporary poets.\\xa0 His 12 collections include \\u201cThe Trouble With Poetry\\u201d and \\u201cThe Rain in Portugal\\u201d.\\xa0 He\\u2019s known for conversational poems that welcome readers with humor, but often slip in profound observations on the everyday, reading and writing, and poetry itself.\\xa0 Collins served two terms as the US Poet Laureate, from 2001 to 2003, and was New York State Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006.\\xa0\\xa0 On October 23, 2021, Billy Collins spoke with Steven Winn about his newest collection, \\u201cWhale Day\\u201d.\\xa0\\xa0
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