Billy Collins coming to Cities in April

Former U.S. poet laureate will speak at Century College

March 14, 2011 at 5:05PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Billy Collins
Billy Collins (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins will be at Century College in White Bear Lake in April. His presentation is free and open to the public. Collins has been called "the most popular poet in America," by the New York Times, and in 2005, he was the first recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry. His newest book, "Horoscopes for the Dead," will be published this spring. He'll speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 25 at the college's East Campus Lincoln Mall as part of Century College's Speaker Series. Century College is at 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake. For more information on Collins' appearance, call 651-773-1792.

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