Web Extra: Billy Collins on Poetry in USA

From Episode: Billy Collins & Paul Muldoon

Web Extra Details

Original tape date for episode: December 19, 2013.

Billy Collins talks about being poet laureate and the role of poetry in America.

Billy Collins talks about how one of his most popular poems, The Lanyard, came to be.

Billy Collins addresses the question of how to know when a poem is finished.

Billy Collins talks about his poem, "Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes."

Paul Muldoon reads his classic poem, "Hedgehog."

Paul Muldoon offers suggestions on how to go about writing a book of poetry.

Paul Muldoon talks about the problems with how poetry is commonly taught to young people.