{"product_id":"180-more-extraordinary-poems-for-every-day-paperback","title":"180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCome full circle with 180 new, exciting poems selected and introduced by Billy Collins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Billy Collins's poem-a-day program for American high schools that he began through the Library of Congress, the original \u003ci\u003ePoetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e was a gathering of clear, contemporary poems aimed at a wide audience. In \u003ci\u003e180 More\u003c\/i\u003e, Collins continues his ambitious mission of exposing readers of all ages to the best of today's poetry. Here are another 180 hospitable, engaging, reader-friendly poems, offering surprise and delight in a wide range of literary voices-comic, melancholy, reflective, irreverent. If poetry is the original travel literature, this anthology contains 180 vehicles ready to carry you away to unexpected places. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith poems by\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRobert Bly\u003cbr\u003eCarol Ann Duffy\u003cbr\u003eEamon Grennan\u003cbr\u003eMark Halliday \u003cbr\u003eJane Kenyon \u003cbr\u003eDavid Kirby\u003cbr\u003eThomas Lux\u003cbr\u003eDonna Masini \u003cbr\u003eW. S. Merwin \u003cbr\u003ePaul Muldoon\u003cbr\u003eCarol Muske-Dukes\u003cbr\u003eVijay Seshadri \u003cbr\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003cbr\u003eGerald Stern \u003cbr\u003eRon Padgett \u003cbr\u003eLinda Pastan\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Redel\u003cbr\u003eFranz Wright\u003cbr\u003eRobert Wrigley\u003cbr\u003eand many more\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome full circle with 180 new, exciting poems selected and introduced by Billy Collins. \u003cbr\u003eInspired by Billy Collins's poem-a-day program for American high schools that he began through the Library of Congress, the original \"Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry was a gathering of clear, contemporary poems aimed at a wide audience. In \"180 More, Collins continues his ambitious mission of exposing readers of all ages to the best of today's poetry. Here are another 180 hospitable, engaging, reader-friendly poems, offering surprise and delight in a wide range of literary voices-comic, melancholy, reflective, irreverent. If poetry is the original travel literature, this anthology contains 180 vehicles ready to carry you away to unexpected places. \u003cbr\u003eWith poems by\u003cbr\u003eRobert Bly\u003cbr\u003eCarol Ann Duffy\u003cbr\u003eEamon Grennan\u003cbr\u003eMark Halliday \u003cbr\u003eJane Kenyon \u003cbr\u003eDavid Kirby\u003cbr\u003eThomas Lux\u003cbr\u003eDonna Masini \u003cbr\u003eW. S. Merwin \u003cbr\u003ePaul Muldoon\u003cbr\u003eCarol Muske-Dukes\u003cbr\u003eVijay Seshadri \u003cbr\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003cbr\u003eGerald Stern \u003cbr\u003eRon Padgett \u003cbr\u003eLinda Pastan\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Redel\u003cbr\u003eFranz Wright\u003cbr\u003eRobert Wrigley\u003cbr\u003eand many more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve collections of poetry including \u003ci\u003eThe Rain in Portugal, Aimless Love, Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePicnic, Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Collins served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003 and as New York State Poet from 2004 to 2006. 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 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.95 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757740327200,"sku":"9780812972962","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0887848bff716d158314bf8c8c92fcda.webp?v=1780110612","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/180-more-extraordinary-poems-for-every-day-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}