Reading in Public No. 5: How I read a poem

Three methods in three Billy Collins poems

Welcome to National Poetry Month, readers. I know poetry can be daunting, boring, tedious, pretentious…basically all the adjectives that make reading feel like a chore rather than a pleasure. I’m not necessarily here to convince anyone to read poetry this month, but I do believe that there’s a poem or poet for everyone, much like I know theres a book fo…