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Billy Collins: Picnic, Lightning

September 26, 2017November 27, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Billy Collins’ 1998 collection of poetry, Picnic, Lightning.

Categories Billy Collins, Book Reviews Tags 1990s, 1998, Poetry 6 Comments

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