is how the first poem begins in the new book by Billy Collins called "The Trouble with Poetry." Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins. The Trouble with Poetry •Billy Collins •nothing left to write about that isn't repetitive. Learn poetry with free interactive flashcards. Intro to Billy Collins: Billy Collins has been called "the most popular poet in America" His passion is to get more high school students interested in poetry Things to Remember: "The Trouble with Poetry" might inspire you to write your own poem Repetition: Often poets use this Intro to Billy Collins: Billy Collins has been called "the most popular poet in America" His passion is to get more high school students interested in poetry Things to Remember: "The Trouble with Poetry" might inspire you to write your own poem Repetition: Often poets use this About The Trouble with Poetry. The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins does exactly as I expect. Songs for the People •Frances E. W. Harper •songs to ease people. Entertainment Weekly called Billy Collins "the Oprah of poetry." Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Calypso •Suzanne Vega • YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... 75 terms. 72 terms. Choose from 500 different sets of poetry flashcards on Quizlet. You get a poem! Perhaps those critics would turn this line against him and accuse him of writing too much poetry. Reluctance •Robert Frost •nature and seasons.

The Trouble with Poetry is Billy Collins ’s seventh collection of poems, his first since he completed his tenure as United States Poet Laureate in 2003. would not be able to hear, Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. You get a poem! is forbidden forever to speak, even in reply. And how will it ever end? according to their sacred oath— The title poem in this collection accurately captures the seductive romance of poetry with which only a true addict can commiserate.

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( Log Out /  The Trouble with Poetry: A Poem of Explanation Billy Collins The trouble with poetry, I realized as I walked along a beach one night --cold Florida sand under my bare feet, a show of stars in the sky --the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry, more guppies crowding the fish tank, more baby rabbits That last lonely monkey sits in silence, his eyes covered, wondering about the other two: And some nights in the quiet house, You get a poem! I wonder how you are going to feel when you find out that I wrote this instead of you . Collins makes us stop and focus on one thing at a time, and then gently throws in a thought that makes us reconsider, usually with a smile. There is maybe some truth in such an observation—Collins’ work has the feeling of looking at the world through the eyes of a child. His work is so without artifice that a cynical reader might… His work is so without artifice that a cynical reader might read a poem and, like the jaded observer dragged to an abstract art exhibit, say, “My seven-year-old could do that.”. As Collins says in his title poem, the trouble with poetry is “that it encourages writing more poetry.” This is particularly true of Collins poems, which are accessible collections of observations, wit, and simply painted scenes that may surprise the reader with their effect. ( Log Out /  By Hugo Williams; Friday 11 August 2006 00:00 {{^moreThanTen}} {{total}} comments But that, I think, is the way the world should be looked at—with whimsy and fascination and questioning wonder. he wishes he could break the silence with a question. The Trouble With Poetry and Other Poems, by Billy Collins When a man's fancy turns to whimsy. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. There are so many gems here, but I think my favorite is “See No Evil,” in which Collins contemplates the curious predicament of the center monkey on his mantelpiece, after the monkeys to his right and left, “hear no evil” and “speak no evil” respectively, have absconded. Change ), Create a website or blog at WordPress.com, The Scientist In the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff and Patricia K. Kuhl →. This line is from the poem "The Trouble with Poetry" by Billy Collins (2005). With his distinct voice and accessible language, America’s two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed. ( Log Out /  the one they all took with one paw raised— The trouble with poetry, I realized as I walked along a beach one night -- cold Florida sand under my bare feet, a show of stars in the sky --the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry, more guppies crowding the fish tank, more baby rabbits hopping out of their mothers into the dewy grass. He's popular, but sometimes frowned upon by serious critics. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. As Collins says in his title poem, the trouble with poetry is “that it encourages writing more poetry.” This is particularly true of Collins poems, which are accessible collections of observations, wit, and simply painted scenes that may surprise the reader with their effect.