Author event with Billy Collins

Parnassus Books and Montgomery Bell Academy are thrilled to present an evening with Billy Collins, in conversation with Ann Patchett, as they discuss Billy's new book, Water, Water.

This ticketed event will begin at 6:30 PM and will take place in Paschall Theater at Montgomery Bell Academy. Doors will open at 5:30.

Tickets:

Each ticket is $31.50 and includes one general admission seat and one signed copy of Water, Water. Books will be pre-signed, and there will be a signing line for personalizations following the conversation on stage.

Additional copies of Water Water, and previous titles will be available for sale at the event while supplies last.

Parking:

Parking is free on the MBA campus. There is a garage located at 205 South Wilson Boulevard (East side of MBA's campus.) You may also park in the Vine Street Church parking lot or in any of the surface lots on campus.

About the book:

From the former Poet Laureate of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of Aimless Love comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.

"[Billy] Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions."--The New York Times

In this collection of sixty new poems, Billy Collins writes about the beauties and ironies of everyday experience. A poem is best, he feels, when it begins in clarity but ends with a whiff of mystery.

In Water, Water, Collins combines his vigilant attention and respect for the peripheral to create moments of delight. Common and uncommon events are captured here with equal fascination, be it a cat leaning to drink from a swimming pool, a nurse calling a name in a waiting room, or an astronaut reciting Emily Dickinson from outer space. With his trademark lyrical informality, Collins asks us to slow down and glimpse the elevated in the ordinary, the odd in the familiar. It's no surprise that The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both call Collins one of America's favorite poets.

About the author:

Billy Collins is a former Poet Laureate of the United States. He is the author of twelve collections of poetry, including the bestsellers Aimless Love, The Trouble with Poetry, and Sailing Alone Around the Room. He is also the editor of Poetry 180, 180 More, and Bright Wings. A former Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Collins also served as New York State Poet. In 2016 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Florida with his wife, Suzannah.

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