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Category Archive: Billy Collins

Billy Collins Quote: “It’s an important social duty to…”

It’s an important social duty to spread the word of English to people whose livelihoods depend on knowing the language.

April 26, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “For most Americans, poetry plays no…”

For most Americans, poetry plays no role in their everyday lives. But also for most Americans, contemporary painting or jazz or sculpture play no role either. I’m not saying poetry is singled out as a special thing to ignore.

April 19, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “I’m happy to stick with my…”

I’m happy to stick with my persona. There are themes of love lost and love regained, but the main themes of all poems are basically love and death, and that seems to be the message of poetry.

April 6, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “We love, you know, children love…”

We love, you know, children love the ingredients of poetry. And then they go into this tunnel that we call adolescence, and when they come out of it, they hate poetry.

March 19, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “I think what gets a poem…”

I think what gets a poem going is an initiating line. Sometimes a first line will occur, and it goes nowhere; but other times – and this, I think, is a sense you develop – I can tell that the line wants to continue. If it does, I can feel a sense of momentum – the poem finds a reason for continuing.

March 7, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “I have my Poetry 180 project…”

I have my Poetry 180 project, which I’ve made my main project. We encourage high schools, because that’s really where, for most people, poetry dies off and gets buried under other adolescent pursuits.

January 17, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “I’m easily frightened, and I’ve also…”

I’m easily frightened, and I’ve also come to realize that old Catholic guilt or remorse is easily stimulated.

January 1, 2021 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “Listeners are kind of ambushed… if…”

Listeners are kind of ambushed… if a poem just happens to be said when they’re listening to the radio. The listener doesn’t have time to deploy what I call their ‘poetry deflector shields’ that were installed in high school – there’s little time to resist the poem.

December 21, 2020 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “I’m a nearly uncontrollable Geoff Dyer…”

I’m a nearly uncontrollable Geoff Dyer fan, who I think is one of the most comically brilliant writers today.

December 20, 2020 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

Billy Collins Quote: “Poems are perfect for something to…”

Poems are perfect for something to listen to while you’re walking around because they don’t take very long.

December 20, 2020 1941, American, Billy Collins, March 22, Quotes by Poets

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