William James Collins is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He was a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, retiring in 2016. Wikipedia
Born: March 22, 1941 (age 83 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Parents: Katherine Collins and William Collins
Education: College of the Holy Cross (BA); University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD)
Notable works: The Apple That Astonished Paris; Questions About Angels; The Art of Drowning
Spouse: ; Diane Olbright (m. 1977, divorced): Suzannah Gail Collins (m. 2019)
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