The Rain in Portugal by Billy CollinsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Billy Collins makes me want more poetry in my life. His poems invite you in. The poems are relatable and enjoyable. Many have humor where you may actually laugh out loud.
In this collection of poems animals come up quite often, as if a theme. Often it is cats, but there are a few about dogs, turtles appear more than once, there’s an elephant and other animals. From the cats who misbehave to dogs who don’t know what city they reside in, you can be sure an animal is lurking around the next line.
One of my favorite poems in the collection is Traffic. We have all sat in a car, stuck, feeling like everyone including a "family of snails" are travelling faster than you.
I may now have to include a poetry book or two by the bedside table for daily reading.
other read Billy Collins books:
The Trouble With Poetry - Sept.2011
Nine Horses - June.2006
Questions About Angels - January.2003
Sailing Alone Around the Room - Aug.2002
Picnic, Lightning - January 1999
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