The Poet And The Poem : Billy Collins

The Poet And The Poem : Billy Collins / interviewed by Grace Cavalieri. "The first program in a six-part series featuring newly appointed Poet Laureate of U.S. Collins is the most popular poet in America for his humor, wry wit, accessible work, and poetry that combines the comic with the profound...Host Grace Cavalieri has the poet read from his collections, and enters a discussion of writing and writers...[Collins] talks about the new enterprise in 2002 on the Library of Congress website for high school students. Billy Collins is the author of five books of poetry, the latest, 'Sailing Alone Around the Room'...He is a ...Professor of English at Lehman College, City University of New York where he has taught for the past 30 years. He is also a writer-in-residence at Sarah Lawrence College. He lives in Somers, New York. Producer: Grace Cavalieri, Forest Woods Media Productions, Inc.