Aimless Love Billy Collins

Billy Collins, Two-Time Poet Laureate

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 22, 2014

Two-term Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, discusses putting together his first compilation of new and selected poems in 12 years, Aimless Love. He talks about his singular voice, which combines plain speech with imaginative surprise.

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