Billy Collins
(07:09 PM)
I was introduced to Billy Collins' poetry in college. He spoke at our campus, and I missed it. But a friend raved so much that I picked up one of his books.
I remember opening "Sailing Alone Around the Room," a compilation of his works, to the first poem, titled "Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House."
It opens:
"The neighbors' dog will not stop barking.
He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark
that he barks every time they leave the house.
They must switch him on on their way out."
I've been a fan every since.
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