The Dinner Party Download featuring Billy Collins
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Guest of Honor: Billy Collins
Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins has just released "Horoscopes For The Dead" — a collection of pieces often dealing with the (sur)reality of death. Billy tells Brendan why poems tend towards the morbid, why poetry is both more and less popular than ever, and how he can bring himself to be a Yankees fan.
You can download a longer version of this episode — featuring Rico's wild night at a San Francisco "food rave" and a new track from The Black Lips — at www.dinnerpartydownload.org.
