Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)
Billy Collins: Deux poèmes sur ce que pensent (probablement) les chiens
A two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins captures readers with his understated wit, profound insight -- and a sense of being "hospitable." Full bio
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et émotionnelle des chiens.
et, si oui, comment ?
durant mon temps limité,
qui composent beaucoup de cela
pris l'ordre « parle »
« Un Chien sur Son Maître »
je vais le dépasser un jour
de nos promenades dans les bois,
sur la neige ou la pelouse. »
que vous avez fait piquer,
la seringue de l'oubli
cette simple chose :
vous essuyer avec votre serviette de bain,
d'un coup de dents.
sur une chaise pour manger,
un couteau dans la main.
et à rester près de vous
de la laisse m'excitait,
j'allais sentir des choses
je détestais les jouets en caoutchouc,
et encore moins votre famille.
me rendait fou.
au mauvais endroit. »
c'était de l'eau et à manger
je vous regardais respirer
s'élevait dans le ciel.
de savoir sur cet endroit,
de n'avoir pas vu se produire plus tôt,
peut lire et écrire,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Billy Collins - PoetA two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins captures readers with his understated wit, profound insight -- and a sense of being "hospitable."
Why you should listen
Accessibility is not a word often associated with great poetry. Yet Billy Collins has managed to create a legacy from what he calls being poetically “hospitable.” Preferring lyrical simplicity to abstruse intellectualism, Collins combines humility and depth of perception, undercutting light and digestible topics with dark and at times biting humor.
While Collins approaches his work with a healthy sense of self-deprecation, calling his poems “domestic” and “middle class,” John Taylor has said of Collins: “Rarely has anyone written poems that appear so transparent on the surface yet become so ambiguous, thought-provoking, or simply wise once the reader has peered into the depths.”
In 2001 he was named U.S. Poet Laureate, a title he kept until 2003. Collins lives in Somers, New York, and is an English professor at City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 40 years.
Credits for the animations in this talk:
"Budapest," "Forgetfulness" and "Some Days" -- animation by Julian Grey/Head Gear
"The Country" -- animation by Brady Baltezor/Radium
"The Dead" -- animation by Juan Delcan/Spontaneous
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