"The Trouble With Poetry" by Billy Collins

88 pages

Collins was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001-2003 and is currently the New York State Poet. The New York Times has called him "the most popular poet in America" and after reading this book I can see why. He writes poems that are accessible to everyone by taking everyday things and using them to say something more meaningful. This collection includes poems about all kinds of topics, from Mondays to flying on planes to the process of writing poetry. Many of the poems made me laugh, and most connected to my life in some way and made me think.