Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time

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1. Upon reading the comments, I am reminded of another Billy Collins' poem:
   
   I ask them to take a poem
   and hold it up to the light
   like a color slide
   
   or press an ear against its hive.
   
   I say drop a mouse into a poem
   and watch him probe his way out,
   
   or walk inside the poem's room
   and feel the walls for a light switch.
   
   I want them to waterski
   across the surface of a poem
   waving at the author's name on the shore.
   
   But all they want to do
   is tie the poem to a chair with rope
   and torture a confession out of it.
   
   They begin beating it with a hose
   to find out what it really means.
2. This author is wonderfully talented and not full of himself at the same time. Very interesting idea; yet another of his innovations to keep this art medium current and attract new admirers to it.
3. Lieutenant. Remind me to explain to you the concept of the human ego.
4. I love the artistry and humor of Billy Collin's poetry. In this talk his poems are paired with interesting animation. 
5. I never figured I would truly enjoy poetry!  Thank you, Mr. Collins.  I now what a "poet laureate" is :-)  ...Kudos!
6. I love Billy Collins, and I've seen him read live before and have a CD of his. But these Sundance videos are hard to watch. His reading in these videos is much more stilted and robotic than his normal speech patterns. Which is odd considering how much emphasis he puts on writing poetry for the ear.
   
   Just compare any of the videos with the poem he reads aloud in the end. Or track down some live readings of "Forgetfulness" and "The Country". His 'live' voice much more casual, and conveys humor, irony and sarcasm. 
   
   IMO, the Sundance videos are missing a lot of what makes Billy Collins appealing (and approachable) as a poet. So I wonder if that was a conscious decision on his part, and if so, why?
7. what an inspiration
8. Why is pain-spoken poetry (or hip-hop) so popular?  What happened to poetry?  This man is an insult to what good poetry used to represent--magic.  He is a magic-less poet.
9. Here's a suggestion: Before watching the animation for a poem, close your eyes and simply listen to him read the poem. Then back up the cursor and watch the animation as he reads it.
   I like the animations. They're clever. But the first time through, I prefer just the words.
10. Love it!
11. I love seeing these poems come to life, even if it is visually different from what lived in my mind when I first read them. 
12. What an interesting talk, and I have to confess that his references to being poet laureate made me smile! I am based in the UK and haven't come across Billy Collins before but I love the animations blended with his poems.
13. "If at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried" 4:40
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15. I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm interested. What is called and who is it by? Do you mean Billy Collin's "Forgetting"? I think there is a line in there about sailing around the room, bouncing between book shelves or something
16. what about sailing around the room?
17. 10:25 Promouseous?
18. Anyone who likes this should check out -- the art of drowning by billy collins -- it's by far the most successful combination of the two mediums, I think
19. I saw this video in school today.
20. I liked them all very much, but as a 17 year old girl the last poem made me more anxious than amused