Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems
by Billy Collins
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins holds a highly rated rating of 4.24 out of 5, based on 11K reader ratings. First published in 2001. The book spans 172 pages.
About Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems
Sailing Alone Around the Room, by America’s Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, contains both new poems and a generous gathering from his earlier collections The Apple That Astonished Paris, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning, and Picnic, Lightning. These poems show Collins at his best, performing the kinds of distinctive poetic maneuvers that have delighted and fascinated so many readers. They may begin in curiosity and end in grief; they may start with irony and end with lyric transformation; they may, and often do, begin with the everyday and end in the infinite. Possessed of a unique voice that is at once plain and melodic, Billy Collins has managed to enrich American poetry while greatly widening the circle of its audience.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Billy Collins |
| Published | 2001 |
| Pages | 172 |
| Genres | Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Classics |
| Average Rating | 4.24 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 10,999 |
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What genre is Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems?
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems is categorized as Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Classics. Its primary genre classification is Classics.
Is Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems worth reading?
Based on 11K reader ratings, Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems has an average score of 4.24 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems?
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems has 172 pages. It is a relatively quick read.
Who wrote Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems?
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems was written by Billy Collins. It was first published in 2001.
What is the ISBN for Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems?
The ISBN-13 for Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems is 9780375755190.0.
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