{"product_id":"whale-day-and-other-poems-paperback","title":"Whale Day: And Other Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wondrous collection from Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rain in Portugal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The poems are marked by his characteristic humor and arise out of small, banal moments, unearthing the extraordinary or uncanny in the everyday.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhale Day\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than fifty poems and showcases the deft mixing of the playful and the serious that has made Billy Collins one of our country's most celebrated and widely read poets. Here are poems that leap with whimsy and imagination, yet stay grounded in the familiar, common things of everyday experience. Collins takes us for a walk with an impossibly ancient dog, discovers the original way to eat a banana, meets an Irish spider, and even invites us to his own funeral. Sensitive to the wonders of being alive as well as the thrill of mortality, \u003ci\u003eWhale Day \u003c\/i\u003ebuilds on and amplifies Collins's reputation as one of America's most interesting and durable poets.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve prior collections of poetry including \u003ci\u003eThe Rain in Portugal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAimless Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHoroscopes for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBallistics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNine Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone Around the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuestions About Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 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\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e180 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 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767332634912,"sku":"9780399589775","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d4ffe5add4781a46b1f9ae42d5a9f25.webp?v=1780309119","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/whale-day-and-other-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}