Questions About Angels
Questions About Angels
Billy Collins
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 1991
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r
Pages: 88
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Questions About Angels
Book Description:

Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours."This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collins's years as U.S. Poet Laureate.Questions About Angels--one of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990s--is remarkable for its wry, inquisitive voice and its sheer imaginative range. Edward Hirsch selected this classic book for the National Poetry Series, and each of Collins's poems-from his meditation on forgetfulness to his musings on the behavior of angels-is an exploration of imaginative possibilities. Whether reading him for the first time or the fiftieth, this collector's edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the poet theNew York Timescalls simply "the real thing."

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7934-0
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[vi])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [vii]-[x])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.2
  3. 1.
    • American Sonnet
      American Sonnet (pp. 3-4)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.3
    • A History of Weather
      A History of Weather (pp. 5-6)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.4
    • First Reader
      First Reader (pp. 7-8)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.5
    • Student of Clouds
      Student of Clouds (pp. 9-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.6
    • Candle Hat
      Candle Hat (pp. 11-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.7
    • The Death of Allegory
      The Death of Allegory (pp. 13-14)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.8
    • Reading Myself to Sleep
      Reading Myself to Sleep (pp. 15-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.9
    • The Norton Anthology of English Literature
      The Norton Anthology of English Literature (pp. 17-18)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.10
    • The Hunt
      The Hunt (pp. 19-19)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.11
    • Forgetfulness
      Forgetfulness (pp. 20-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.12
  4. 2.
    • Questions About Angels
      Questions About Angels (pp. 25-26)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.13
    • A Wonder of the World
      A Wonder of the World (pp. 27-28)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.14
    • Mappamundi
      Mappamundi (pp. 29-30)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.15
    • The First Geniuses
      The First Geniuses (pp. 31-32)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.16
    • The Afterlife
      The Afterlife (pp. 33-34)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.17
    • The Dead
      The Dead (pp. 35-35)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.18
    • Endangered
      Endangered (pp. 36-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.19
    • Going Out for Cigarettes
      Going Out for Cigarettes (pp. 37-38)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.20
  5. 3.
    • Purity
      Purity (pp. 41-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.21
    • Cliché
      Cliché (pp. 43-43)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.22
    • Field Guide
      Field Guide (pp. 44-44)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.23
    • Putti in the Night
      Putti in the Night (pp. 45-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.24
    • The Man in the Moon
      The Man in the Moon (pp. 47-47)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.25
    • Horseman, Pass By!
      Horseman, Pass By! (pp. 48-49)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.26
    • Memento Mori
      Memento Mori (pp. 50-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.27
    • The Last Man on Earth
      The Last Man on Earth (pp. 51-51)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.28
    • Come Running
      Come Running (pp. 52-52)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.29
    • Modern Peasant
      Modern Peasant (pp. 53-53)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.30
    • Instructions to the Artist
      Instructions to the Artist (pp. 54-55)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.31
    • Weighing the Dog
      Weighing the Dog (pp. 56-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.32
    • One Life to Live
      One Life to Live (pp. 57-57)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.33
    • The Wires of the Night
      The Wires of the Night (pp. 58-59)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.34
    • Axiom
      Axiom (pp. 60-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.35
    • Vade Mecum
      Vade Mecum (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.36
    • Not Touching
      Not Touching (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.37
    • Night Sand
      Night Sand (pp. 62-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.38
    • Love in the Sahara
      Love in the Sahara (pp. 63-63)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.39
    • Invective
      Invective (pp. 64-64)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.40
  6. 4.
    • The Life of Riley: A Definitive Biography
      The Life of Riley: A Definitive Biography (pp. 67-67)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.41
    • Jack
      Jack (pp. 68-69)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.42
    • Metamorphosis
      Metamorphosis (pp. 70-70)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.43
    • Saturday Morning
      Saturday Morning (pp. 71-71)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.44
    • Late Show
      Late Show (pp. 72-73)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.45
    • Pie Man
      Pie Man (pp. 74-74)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.46
    • Wolf
      Wolf (pp. 75-76)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.47
    • The History Teacher
      The History Teacher (pp. 77-78)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.48
    • Pensée
      Pensée (pp. 79-80)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.49
    • The Discovery of Scat
      The Discovery of Scat (pp. 81-81)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.50
    • Dog
      Dog (pp. 82-82)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.51
    • The Willies
      The Willies (pp. 83-84)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.52
    • On Reading in the Morning Paper That Dreams May Be Only Nonsense
      On Reading in the Morning Paper That Dreams May Be Only Nonsense (pp. 85-86)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.53
    • Rip Van Winkle
      Rip Van Winkle (pp. 87-87)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.54
    • English Country House
      English Country House (pp. 88-89)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.55
    • Nostalgia
      Nostalgia (pp. 90-92)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.56
  7. Acknowledgments
    Acknowledgments (pp. 93-93)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.57
  8. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 94-94)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh75r.58