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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:The_Academy_of_American_Poets_Fellowship
Poetry Foundation's Mark Twain Award
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:The_Academy_of_American_Poets_Fellowship
gptkb:The_New_York_Public_Library's_Literary_Lion_Award
gptkb:The_National_Book_Critics_Circle_Award
Poetry Foundation's Mark Twain Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1941-03-22
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:born
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March 22, 1941
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Hannah_Collins
gptkb:Kate_Collins
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Marilyn_Hacker
gptkb:David_Lehman
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gptkbp:contribution
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Encouraging poetry readings
Promoting poetry in American culture
Teaching poetry in universities
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Accessible and humorous poetry
Anthologizing poetry
Engaging public readings
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:William_James_Collins
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gptkbp:has_influence_on
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Contemporary Poetry
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gptkbp:has_written
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gptkb:The_Poetry_Home_Repair_Manual
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2001
gptkb:art
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2022
gptkb:Death
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Nine_Horses
gptkb:Travel
gptkb:Sailing_Alone_Around_the_Room
gptkb:The_Apple_That_Astonished_Paris
gptkb:The_Trouble_with_Poetry_and_Other_Poems
gptkb:The_Art_of_Drowning
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2006
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2019
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2017
gptkb:The_Poems_of_Billy_Collins
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2021
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2023
gptkb:The_Best_American_Poetry_2020
gptkb:family
gptkb:Baseball
Human experience
Nature's beauty
The passage of time
The role of the poet
The search for meaning
The exploration of identity
The act of writing
The Best Cigarette
The importance of imagination
Questions About Angels
Poetry itself
The act of observation
The beauty of language
The beauty of the ordinary
The complexity of life
The connection between people
The experience of solitude
The extraordinary
The impact of poetry on life
The joy of reading
The mundane
The nature of inspiration
The passage of time in poetry
The relationship between poet and reader
The role of humor in poetry
The significance of place
The simple moments
The Rain in Portugal
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Billy Collins
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Robert_Frost
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams
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gptkbp:is_influenced_by
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gptkb:Billy_Collins
gptkb:Marilyn_Hacker
gptkb:Charles_Simic
gptkb:Louise_Glück
gptkb:Richard_Wilbur
gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:James_Wright
gptkb:Robert_Bly
gptkb:Philip_Larkin
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Emily_Dickinson
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams
gptkb:David_Lehman
gptkb:Ted_Kooser
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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Humorous and accessible poetry
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Accessible
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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gptkb:Memory
Humor
Everyday life
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Aimless_Love
gptkb:Nine_Horses
gptkb:The_Trouble_with_Poetry
gptkb:The_Art_of_Drowning
Ballistics
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Professor
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:quote
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" I want to write poems that are accessible to everyone."
" I think of poetry as a kind of conversation."
" Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."
" I believe in the power of poetry to change lives."
" The poem is a kind of conversation with the reader."
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:U._S._Poet_Laureate
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Suzanne_Collins
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gptkbp:style
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Humorous
Accessible
Contemporary poetry
Conversational
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Nature
Everyday life
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gptkbp:website
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billycollins.com
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gptkbp:won_award
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gptkb:The_Mark_Twain_Prize_for_Humor
Poet Laureate of the United States
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gptkbp:year_served_as
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gptkb:2001
gptkb:2003
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_Lowell
gptkb:D._H._Lawrence
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Review_of_Books
gptkb:Rainer_Maria_Rilke_IV
gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Sunday_Magazine
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa_Society
gptkb:Emily_Dickinson
gptkb:New_York_Times_Magazine
gptkb:The_National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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