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Billy Collins 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 2001–2003. He lives with his wife in Westchester County, NY.

Books by Billy Collins

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    Whale Day

  • Book cover for Aimless Love

    Aimless Love

  • Book cover for The Rain in Portugal

    The Rain in Portugal

  • Book cover for Horoscopes for the Dead

    Horoscopes for the Dead

  • Book cover for Ballistics

    Ballistics

  • Book cover for The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems

    The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems

  • Book cover for Nine Horses

    Nine Horses

  • Book cover for Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

    Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

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