{"product_id":"dog-show-9781035087471","title":"Dog Show","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins captures the essence and mystery of dogs in this special collection of poems inspired by our beloved companions, with striking watercolour canine portraits by Pamela Sztybel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions.\" -The New York Times  Billy Collins's Dog Show celebrates the joy of our canine best friends, honouring the love we feel for the animals who play such vital roles in our lives. In twenty-five poems, Collins distills the many ways dogs warm our hearts, from the happiness we experience as we watch a dog run unencumbered by our burdens, to the silliness of cradling a dog in our arms as we step on the scale together. Turning his inimitable eye and ear to the complexities of dog behaviour, Collins ponders all that these winning creatures give us and what we learn from them about ourselves.  For more than four decades Collins has delighted readers with his insight, wit, and clear poetic voice. In Dog Show, \"America's favorite poet\" (The Wall Street Journal) illuminates man's best friend (sorry, cat lovers). Accompanied by Pamela Sztybel's watercolors, which effortlessly depict a dog's humble grace, Dog Show reveals the profound role these majestic animals play in our lives and the meaning they give us.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781035087471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 09 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13.6(L)x1.5(W)272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 272\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eBilly Collins is the author of thirteen poetry collections, including Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes, Whale Day, and Horoscopes for the Dead. He is also the editor of Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, and Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds. A former Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Collins served as Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001 to 2003 and as New York State Poet from 2004 to 2006. In 2016 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Florida with his wife, Suzannah.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eBilly Collins’ medium is\u003cb\u003e a rare amalgam of accessibility and intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e. I’d follow this man’s mind anywhere.\u003cb\u003e Expect to be surprised\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michael Donaghy\u003cbr\u003eBilly Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world -- Carol Ann Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChatty, witty, wholly dependable\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eSmart, his strings tuned and resonant, his wonderful eye looping over the things, events and ideas of the world, rueful, playful, warm voiced, easy to love -- Annie Proulx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny \u003c\/b\u003ebut \u003cb\u003eserious\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eaccessible \u003c\/b\u003ebut \u003cb\u003erich in meaning\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently surprising – \u003cb\u003ethe world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem\u003c\/b\u003e. He’s \u003cb\u003ea one-off, an American treasure\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nick Laird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe treat of treats\u003c\/b\u003e. Unlike the wedding guest waylaid by Coleridge's Ancient Mariner, \u003cb\u003ethe reader emerges from encounters with Collins as a wiser and far happier person\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eCollins remains \u003cb\u003ethe most companionable of poetic companions\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA writer . . . fully aware of his work’s power to delight * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA poet of \u003cb\u003eplenitude\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eirony\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAugustan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egrace\u003c\/b\u003e * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eDelightfully direct, he won’t lose you in his lyricism but will transport you to a better place * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Collins 'puts the \"fun\" back in 'profundity'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alice Fulton\u003cbr\u003eThe most popular poet in America * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eBilly Collins writes lovely poems . . . \u003cb\u003eLimpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem\u003c\/b\u003e, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides -- John Updike\u003cbr\u003eImaginative thinking gives this collection its richness.... The work also shows a variety of styles...[that] provide both pleasure and \u003cb\u003ea vivid example of how one's thoughts, when unrestrained, can lead to unexpected destinations\u003c\/b\u003e * Washington Post *","brand":"Billy Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48745888809177,"sku":"9781035087471","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71qx1yVZH9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1779869400","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/dog-show-9781035087471","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}