Thought for the Day

. . . One of the differences between being a novelist

 and [being] a poet is that the novelist kind of moves into your house

. . . The poet is more someone who just appears. You know, 

a door opens, and there's the poet! He says something 

about life or death, closes the door and is gone. . .

I like that kind of sudden appearance. Not overstaying your welcome. . . .

~ Poet Billy Collins

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Quoted from George Plimpton, "Billy Collins, The Art of Poetry No. 83" (Interview), The Paris Review, Fall 2001

Billy Collins Website

Billy Collins at Library of Congress, Academy of American Poets, Barclay Agency, Poetry Foundation