The Art of Drowning.
COLLINS, Billy.
The Art of Drowning.
"A fellow paddler in these streams": First Edition of The Art of Drowning; Inscribed by Billy Collins
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.
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First paperback edition of this early work by Collins. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Tim a fellow paddler in these streams. Cheers Billy Collins.” In fine condition. Book design by Frank Lehner.
The Art of Drowning is one of the books that helped establish and secure Billy Collins’ reputation as a poet. "A wonderful, thoughtful, sly, and moving collection" (San Francisco Chronicle).
