Billy Collins Poetry Reading

Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins is the author of 13 volumes of poetry, including his new collection, “The Rain in Portugal,” due out in October. Included among the many honors he has received are fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Collins is admired for poems that are by turns humorous, poignant, provocative, and uplifting, and his reading to a packed Mead Chapel in 2006 remains immensely memorable for those who were present that day. After his reading, Mr. Collins will take questions from the audience and will sign copies of his books.

Free. All are welcome. *Please note: No late seating for this performance.

Sponsored by: Offices of the President, Provost, and Vice President for Student Affairs; The Academic Enrichment Fund; Atwater, Brainerd, Cook, Ross, and Wonnacott Commons; Department of English and American Literatures; the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life; and the Creative Writing Program.