Nine Horses

Poems

First Written 2002
Genre Poetry
Origin US
Publisher Random House
My Copy hardback
First Read December 20, 2002

Nine Horses

Notes

Somehow after writing little slim volumes of poetry at various university presses, Billy Collins hit it big; this is at least his second one with Random House! It's got some favorites of mine, including 'The Country', which imagines mice burning down your house.

Noted on May 20, 2025

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