Billy Collins?

Question: Billy Collins!?

Do you like his work!? Think he's to simple!?

I like him, I like his simple poems, they entertain me!. I saw him perform his poems last year and he really won me over

I just want to hear some other opinions!

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It took me a while to warm up to his poetry!. At first, I thought he was too simplistic, but after further consideration, I learned to appreciate his straight-forward style!.

I especially like his poem about undressing Emily Dickinson!. It is nice to see a serious poet not take himself or any other poet too seriously!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I just read his poem "Introduction to Poetry" and I really liked it!.

Why is simple not good!?

Sometimes, simple is the best!.

This quote is from www!.poets!.org:

"About Collins, the poet Stephen Dunn has said, "We seem to always know where we are in a Billy Collins poem, but not necessarily where he is going!. I love to arrive with him at his arrivals!. He doesn't hide things from us, as I think lesser poets do!. He allows us to overhear, clearly, what he himself has discovered!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

I never heard of him but I am looking forward to researching him soon!. Thanks for the tip!Www@QuestionHome@Com