I enjoyed reading various poems and birthday wishes to Billy Collins which appeared for his 75th birthday yesterday. (I’m a little fuzzy about the meaning of “yesterday” at the moment since I’m pretty sure I left Auckland on Sunday night and it seems to be Monday morning here in Philly and yet I’ve gone through two nights…)
Anyway, while I was reading various Billy Collins poems, I realized it’s a nice side benefit of having gone to hear him read in person that I get to hear his poems in his own voice as I’m reading them, and I have a really good idea of how he’d read them. Very helpful indeed.
