The Art of Drowning.(Review)

Poetry | February 1, 2000| | Copyright

The Art of Drowning, by Billy Collins. University of Pittsburgh Press. $12.95.

Billy Collins sometimes sees his life "as a finger piercing / a smoke ring, casual, inquisitive," and this delicate, playful image might just as well stand for the man's poetry, itself a charming mixture of irony, wit, musing, and tenderness for the everyday. Rarely has anyone written poems that appear so transparent on the surface yet become so ambiguous, thought-provoking or simply wise once the reader has peered into the depths. Collins's pellucid style greatly facilitates this kind of ...

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