Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.
In the ashen newsreels,
the avenues of cities
are broad rivers flowing with hats.
“The Death of the Hat”
from Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
from Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
Billy Collins rocks. I like a lot of his poems but my first place award goes to either Litany or Aristotle.
ReplyDeleteI just read "Aristotle" this morning, and you're right--I was blown away!
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