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Billy Collins Interview on Biographile

I wrote a poem once called “Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes,” which obviously got some negative publicity. A couple of women wrote poems called “Taking Off Billy Collins’s Clothes,” in which that was an unpleasant, rather disappointing thing to do. I’ve been asked about that Dickinson poem because it’s a little outrageous -- I see poetry as an opportunity to be outrageous --

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PostedJanuary 24, 2014
AuthorSteve Lavigne
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The CU Poetry Group is quite diligent about meeting each Tuesday at 7:00 pm for a critical workshop and on occasional Saturdays for a generative workshop, though we are rather negligent in getting those meetings posted here. Please check our Meetup page for upcoming times and locations. Thank you.

A number of CU Poetry Group members are regulars at the monthly Iron Post open mic, Poets at the Post. All are welcome on the second Monday of each month. Click the link for more information.