The Academy for Teachers

 Streamed live on 26 May 2020 

How Poems End with Billy Collins

https://youtu.be/Qtgp5kH-RYw

Explore an approach to reading poetry that isn’t concerned so much with a poem’s meaning as it is with how a poem finds its way through itself, sometimes changing direction, sometimes pausing by the roadside, but especially with how a poem finds a way to conclude.  Billy Collins has a unique place in American letters. No poet since Robert Frost combines such high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States, his books break sales records, and his readings are often standing room only.

Reading poetry is like delicious brain food,

It's like a nice summer walk in a breezy wood.

Sometimes to be compare to candy, as good.

So much more to learn from a poet as Billy Collins.

As much we get to know how words are simple callings. 

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A mood for humour and a mood for music,
Some need lyrics and rhymes without limits

Billy Collins; the stand-up poet symmetry...

If you can't get his sarcasm, you missed reality.

Friends laugh at his funny stories regularly!

Poetry mustn't be perfect or coherent If you read more you won't become a tyrant

What is actually perfect these days?

Nothing but writing verses without praise ?

  For the regular forum despot?

What is the theme here, starting a poem?
Do we all need to show that we know him?

Come again - major auto-loading?

Everyone is supposed to write in verses?

Should we all speak within Poet coding?

Therefore we won't get any adverse !

Is it too late to accept things as they are?

Would it be too late to chant to the star?

Collins has the ability to simplify literature

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