Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)
개가 생각하는 것 (십중팔구) 에 관한 시 두개
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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생각하거나 추측하는 것들입니다.
만약 그렇다면 어떻게 하는 걸까요?
여러분께 소개시켜 드리려고 합니다.
나는 어느날 그를 앞지를 것이고
언제라도 그가 하게 된다면,
부르기 좋아하는 그것으로 말이요,
이 한마디를 해주러 돌아왔다오:
타올을 일시에 벗겨버리고 싶었지.
움직이는 방식을 유감스러워했다오,
손에 식사칼을 드는 그런 방식 말이지.
서는 법을 비우고 있을 때,
흥분하곤 했던 것을 인정한다오,
결코 만져보지 않은
것이었기 때문이라오.
말인데:
고무 장난감들도 싫어했다오,
당신의 친척은 더욱 더 심하게 싫었다오.
나를 미치게 만들었어요.
당신은 내가 가려울 때 엉뚱한 곳만 긁어댔다오."
먹을 것과 마실 것이 전부였다오,
나는 당신이 숨쉬는 것을 지켜봤다오,
잔디로부터도 자유롭다오,
알아야할 전부라오
제외하고 말이지,
당신이 감사해야 하는 것은,
읽고 쓸 수 있다는 것이라오.
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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