1799 - Billy Collins - Musical Tables | The Book Show

January 10, 2023 00:27:24
1799 - Billy Collins - Musical Tables | The Book Show
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1799 - Billy Collins - Musical Tables | The Book Show

Jan 10 2023 | 00:27:24

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Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins has taken up the unique poetic style of the “small poem” and has gathered more than 125 of his own into a beautiful new collection entitled “Musical Tables.”

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