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Zusatztext 'Delightfully direct! he won't lose you in his lyricism but will transport you to a better place' The Times Informationen zum Autor Billy Collins is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes , Whale Day , and Horoscopes for the Dead . He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. A professor of English at Lehman College, he was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001 to 2003, and Poet Laureate of New York State from 2004 to 2006. In 2016 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives with his wife in Westchester County, NY. Klappentext Billy Collins is one of the world's most popular poets. While his poems often begin in the everyday and domestic, fans know that they might end anywhere - and that they will lift their heads from the book to a world startlingly different from the one they had left moments before. Billy Collins' previous collection, Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes, was an extraordinary success, introducing thousands of readers to his exhilarating poetry for the first time. By turns wildly funny and intensely moving, Nine Horses has won Billy Collins even more admirers. 'Billy Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world' Carol Ann Duffy; 'Delightfully direct, he won't lose you in his lyricism but will transport you to a better place' The Times A stunning new collection from the former US Poet Laureate and one of the world's most popular poets. Zusammenfassung Billy Collins is one of the world’s most popular poets. While his poems often begin in the everyday and domestic, fans know that they might end anywhere – and that they will lift their heads from the book to a world startlingly different from the one they had left moments before. Billy Collins’ previous collection, Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes , was an extraordinary success, introducing thousands of readers to his exhilarating poetry for the first time. By turns wildly funny and intensely moving, Nine Horses has won Billy Collins even more admirers....
