Billy Collins
Poet, Author
1941 –
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Who is Billy Collins?
Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and selected as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006. He is currently a teacher in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1941
Manhattan - Also known as
- Collins, Billy
- William James Collins
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, University of California, Riverside
English Language
(Specialized in Poetry)
( - 1971) - College of the Holy Cross
- Archbishop Stepinac High School
- PhD, University of California, Riverside
- Lived in
- Somers
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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