Person · Open Library
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- Prentice Hall Literature
- Bartlett's poems for occasions
- Dog Show
- Metropolis Found
- Bright Wings An Illustrated Anthology Of Poems About Birds
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Billy Collins is an ex-poet laureate of the United States, who writes about simple everyday moments and things in a poignant way. He began "Poetry 180" during his term as poet-laureate to bring the enjoyment of reading poetry back into high school. His most recent collection of poetry is called The Trouble with Poetry. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Collins">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nashville
- Place of death
- Antioch
- Occupation
- boxer
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
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- date of death
- 1984-03-06
- date of birth
- 1961-09-21
- medical condition
- one-eyed
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- sports discipline competed in
- light middleweight
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