Billy Collins
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Bathtub Families
Necromancy Never Pays —
Authority: 461
Last night I met--live and in person--an imaginary friend, ReadersGuide , who was in town to visit the local college with her younger daughter. And aside from the initial nervousness about meeting someone I knew only virtually (all of our kids said "mom, youre not supposed to meet people you know from the ...4 days ago -
twittering through autumn
Misadventures of the Monster Farmer-Librarian —
Authority: 114
"Vermont, Early November" It was in between seasons, after the thin twitter of late autumn but before the icy authority of winter, and I took in the scene from a porch, a tableau of silo and weathervane and a crowd of ferns on the edge of the woods-- nothing worth writing about really, but it is too late to ...1 week ago -
A day for the inimitable Mr. Collins
Evenshine's Weblog —
Authority: 118
The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to ...3 weeks ago -
Beginnings, Middles, Ends
Barbara Shoup —
Authority: 110
I love poems that serve as vehicles for learning elements of—well, anything —but, especially fiction. If you (or your students) are stuck on that “Show, Don’t Tell” thing, use the structure of this wonderful poem by Billy Collins to practice. Use the first three lines of each stanza to get started, then ...3 weeks ago
