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Nine Horses is the first collection of new poems Billy Collins published since 1998’s Picnic, Lightning. The book continues Collins’s signature blend of clear, everyday images and gentle mystery, offering meditations that are both accessible and richly imaginative. The poems showcase his range—from comedic moments to elegiac tones—demonstrating why he was honored as Poet Laureate of the United States and remains a favorite in contemporary poetry circles.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Billy Collins
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