Stories from this Author

Billy Collins

Collins is the author of 14 poetry collections, most recently Aimless Love. He was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute in Florida. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library in 1992 and selected as the New York State Poet from 2004 to 2006. He is currently a teacher in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.