Mini Review: Ballistics by Billy Collins
Another wonderful collection by Billy Collins. I read this right after Horoscopes for the Dead, and at first I felt there were fewer poems I connected with in this book, but after section one, I liked a lot more. Collins has a way of making quiet, ordinary moments and scenes seem significant. I would be nervous to spend time with him, because he seems to have such a keen eye and intuition that he notices everything;-)
My favorites were:
No Things
Greek and Roman Statuary
The Future (probably my favorite in the whole collection)
Carpe Diem
New Year's Day
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Adage
Baby Listenings
What Love Does
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