Billy Collins
William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He was a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, retiring in 2016. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library (1992) and selected as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006. In 2016, Collins was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. As of 2020, he is a teacher in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.
Billy Collins | |
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Collins in 2015 | |
| Born | William James Collins March 22, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD) |
| Notable works | The Apple That Astonished Paris Questions About Angels The Art of Drowning |
| Notable awards | Norman Mailer Prize for Poetry (2014) Helmerich Award (2016) American Academy of Arts and Letters (2016) |
| Spouse | Diane Olbright
(m. 1977, divorced)Suzannah Gail Collins
(m. 2019) |
| United States Poet Laureate | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Kunitz |
| Succeeded by | Louise Glück |
| Poet Laureate of New York | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | John Ashbery |
| Succeeded by | Jean Valentine |
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