Billy Collins has published several poetry collections:
Pokerface (1977)
Video Poems (1980)
The Apple That Astonished Paris (1988)
The Art of Drowning (1995)
Picnic, Lightning (1998)
Questions About Angels (1999)
Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes (2000)
Sailing Alone Around the Room (2001)
Nine Horses (2002)
The Trouble with Poetry (2005)
She Was Just Seventeen (2006)
Ballistics (2008)
Horoscopes for the Dead (2011)
Aimless Love (2013)
Voyage (2014)
The collections have a variety of poems in them. Counting the number of poems in a few of them, there seem to be approximately 40-50 poems in each. Depending on how accurate that guess is, it looks like he has written and published about 600-750 poems, plus probably many that haven't been published, but there is no way to know that.
too many.
simon armitage has written over 5371 poems
she has written 78
2 1 of these poems is 'blessing' xxx
Nobody can know how many poems he wrote apart from the ones that have been published.
Do you mean, why are there many different types of poems?
Yes, many of Billy Collins' poems are written in free verse, which does not adhere to a specific rhyme scheme or meter. Collins is known for his conversational and accessible style of poetry that often plays with language and everyday experiences.
Billy Collins has written over 15 books of poetry, including titles such as "Sailing Alone Around the Room," "The Trouble with Poetry," and "The Rain in Portugal."
283 poems
simon armitage has written over 5371 poems
she has written 78
2 1 of these poems is 'blessing' xxx
Nikki Giovanni has written around 18 poems herself. She has also co-authored a few poems and written around 10 children's books.
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Poems and myths, many poets were multi-talented such as philosophers. There were stories, such as Troy, many such as these were written as poems.
Poems and myths, many poets were multi-talented such as philosophers. There were stories, such as Troy, many such as these were written as poems.
You can find a list of all the poems Sylvia Plath has written in her collections of poetry, such as "Ariel," "The Colossus," and "Crossing The Water." Many of her poems are also available in anthologies of her work.
There are many websites that have excellent poems. They may be written by a regular person, or they could be written a long time ago, by a professional poet. Answers.com is a great resource for many things.