Billy Collinss poetry has been described by Gerald Stern as heartbreakinglybeautiful. Annie Proulx admits I have never before felt possessive about apoet but I ... » 

Billy Collinss poetry has been described by Gerald Stern as heartbreakinglybeautiful. Annie Proulx admits I have never before felt possessive about apoet but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours. The New York Timescalls him simply the real thing. Over the past decade Collins has garneredcritical acclaim and broad popular appeal. To celebrate his years as U.S. PoetLaureate the three books that helped establish and secure his reputationduring the 1990sQuestions About Angels The Art of Drowning and PicnicLightningare now available in special limited edition hardcovers as well asin paperback. «