Billy Collins is one of the world's most popular poets. While his poems often begin in the everyday and domestic, fans know that they might end anywhere - and that they will lift their heads from the book to a world startlingly different from the one they had left moments before. Billy Collins' previous collection, Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes, was an extraordinary success, introducing thousands of readers to his exhilarating poetry for the first time. By turns wildly funny and intensely moving, Nine Horses has won Billy Collins even more admirers.

About the Author
Billy Collins has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. A professor of English at Lehman College, he was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001-2003. He lives with his wife in Westchester County, NY.

Reviews
'Billy Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world' Carol Ann Duffy
'Delightfully direct, he won't lose you in his lyricism but will transport you to a better place' The Times


Awards
Short-listed for Forward Prize for Poetry Best Collection 2003 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780330413046
Author Billy Collins
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 98g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 9mm