Horoscopes for the dead :
poems /
Billy Collins.
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| Summary: | In this new collection, "America's most popular poet" covers the everlasting themes of love and loss, life and death, youth and aging, solitude and union. |
| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published / Created: |
New York :
Random House,
[2011]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Notes: | "United States poet laureate, 2001-2003"--Cover. Physical description: xiii, 106 pages ; 22 cm more |
| ISBN: | 9781400064922 (hc. : acid-free paper) 1400064929 (hc. : acid-free paper) |
Table of Contents:
Grave
The Straightener
Palermo
The Flâneur
The Snag
Memento mori
As usual
Thieves
The Guest
Gold
Good news
Genesis
Horoscopes for the dead
Hell
Simple arithmetic
Her
Florida
A Question about birds
The New globe
Girl
Watercoloring
At the home of the Baroness of Pembrokeshire
Poem on the three hundredth anniversary of the Trinity School
Chairs that no one sits in
Memorizing "The Sun Rising" by John Donne
Two creatures
Vocation
My unborn children
Hangover
Table talk
Delivery
The Symbol
Winter in Utah
What she said
Feedback
Drawing you from memory
Riverside, California
Cemetery ride
Thank-you notes
Lakeside
Revision
Night and day
My hero
The Meatball department
Silhouette
Bread and butter
Roses
After I heard you were gone
On reading a program note on Aaron Copland
Poetry workshop held in a former cigar factory in Key West
Returning the pencil to its tray.
Grave
The Straightener
Palermo
The Flâneur
The Snag
Memento mori
As usual
Thieves
The Guest
Gold
Good news
Genesis
Horoscopes for the dead
Hell
Simple arithmetic
Her
Florida
A Question about birds
The New globe
Girl
Watercoloring
At the home of the Baroness of Pembrokeshire
Poem on the three hundredth anniversary of the Trinity School
Chairs that no one sits in
Memorizing "The Sun Rising" by John Donne
Two creatures
Vocation
My unborn children
Hangover
Table talk
Delivery
The Symbol
Winter in Utah
What she said
Feedback
Drawing you from memory
Riverside, California
Cemetery ride
Thank-you notes
Lakeside
Revision
Night and day
My hero
The Meatball department
Silhouette
Bread and butter
Roses
After I heard you were gone
On reading a program note on Aaron Copland
Poetry workshop held in a former cigar factory in Key West
Returning the pencil to its tray.