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Date of Birth
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22-March-1941
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Place of Birth
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Queens
(New York, New York City, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Collins, Billy, William James Collins
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Profession
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Poet, Professor, Author
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Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York and is the Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute, Florida. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and selected as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006. He is currently a teacher in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.
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