Comments on: Billy Collins: "On Turning Ten"

By: olu

olu — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:58 +0000

i love this poem

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:27:13 +0000

Thanks Ben! I’m going to look at the site more today when I have some free time at work, but from an initial glance he looks very fun.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:26:19 +0000

I’m glad you’re feeling better!
Billy Collins has quite a few books of poetry. The first one I read was Picnic, Lightening, but I get they are all good.

I’m honestly not sure about the copyright thing. I found this one online in full at another site, so I figured it was ok (but I could be wrong). I tried to look it up last night, but my brain was fried from working on a class assignment and I didn’t get far before I gave up on it. If I find out something, I’ll let you know.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:24:33 +0000

Yes, that line is great too.

I love how well he captures turning ten, but also how much the poem is about aging generally. The idea of leaving your childhood behind, of not feeling invincible, speaks to me just as much at 22 as it might have when I was a kid. I think that’s my favorite aspect of the poem.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:23:08 +0000

I have a professor that we always tease for saying “love love love,” so your comment made me laugh!

By: Mindy Withrow » Clippings 20: poetry elsewhere, plus current reads

Mindy Withrow » Clippings 20: poetry elsewhere, plus current reads — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:03:29 +0000

[...] poem every Wednesday of the month, starting with his delightful “Marginialia” and “On Turning Ten” and already I can see that she loves his work for the same reasons I [...]

By: benjaminwheeler

benjaminwheeler — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:25:22 +0000

http://www.toddbosspoet.com

By: benjaminwheeler

benjaminwheeler — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:16:39 +0000

Todd Boss was on campus tonight, and I think if you like Billy Collins you’d really like him. I’m not a poetry buff by any stretch, but he had more than a few lines that knocked the wind out of me.

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:26:49 +0000

I’m going to do a few poetry reviews but I spent the first few days of the month with a monster cold and I didn’t get much reading done. I can’t promise any particular days that I’m going to post what I will post but I’m going to try to get something up!

This is another great poem. I’m going to get a book of Billy Collin’s poetry when I next go to the library! I’ve been missing out.

Question: do you get permission from the publisher to post the entire poem? I thought, for copyright reasons, I could only post public domain poetry, I haven’t even thought outside the box!

By: Mindy Withrow

Mindy Withrow — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:29:10 +0000

I love the dark blue speed draining out of his bike! And I remember how momentous turning 10 felt — something about the double digits really made it a solemn occasion. As usual, he has captured it perfectly! Thanks for posting another great one.