"1941Z"^^ . "Billy Collins"@en . . . "William James \"Billy\" Collins (born March 22, 1941) 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 (1992) and selected as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006."@en . "Collins, William James"@en . "American poet" . "1941-03-22Z"^^ . "William James Collins"@en . . "Collins, Billy"@en . .