{"product_id":"water-water-poems-hardcover","title":"Water, Water: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former Poet Laureate of the United States and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAimless Love\u003c\/i\u003e comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Billy] Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of sixty new poems, Billy Collins writes about the beauties and ironies of everyday experience. A poem is best, he feels, when it begins in clarity but ends with a whiff of mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWater, Water\u003c\/i\u003e, Collins combines his vigilant attention and respect for the peripheral to create moments of delight. Common and uncommon events are captured here with equal fascination, be it a cat leaning to drink from a swimming pool, a nurse calling a name in a waiting room, or an astronaut reciting Emily Dickinson from outer space. With his trademark lyrical informality, Collins asks us to slow down and glimpse the elevated in the ordinary, the odd in the familiar. It's no surprise that \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e both call Collins one of America's favorite poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monet Conundrum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs every one of these poems\u003cbr\u003edifferent from the others\u003cbr\u003ehe asked himself, \u003cbr\u003eas the rain quieted down, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eor are they all the same poem, \u003cbr\u003ehaystack after haystack\u003cbr\u003eat different times of day, \u003cbr\u003edifferent shadows and shades of hay?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is a former Poet Laureate of the United States. He is the author of twelve collections of poetry, including the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAimless Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone Around the Room.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry 180, 180 More, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBright Wings\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Collins also served as New York State Poet. In 2016 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Florida with his wife, Suzannah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455417172146,"sku":"9780593731024","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6665e7afe7de4a8c9d769676bc48a102.webp?v=1778864516","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/water-water-poems-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}