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Bill's Broadsides
POSTED:Tue, June 16, 2009 @ 3:44PM
Billy Collins: a pro's approach to verseI shared this little nugget with my English 103 class at FMCC last night, and I suppose some blog readers might be interested, too. Poetry isn't my specialty, but I'm a fan of Billy Collins', and I find many of his poems are great for introducing students to poetry. (Especially his poem called "Introduction to Poetry.") The poem featured in the video below, "Forgetfulness," proves that not everything on YouTube is necessarily lowbrow.
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Bill Ackerbauer Assistant City Editor Johnstown native Bill Ackerbauer began his journalism career in 1996 as a reporter with The Leader-Herald. He has been an editor and writer for newspapers in Schenectady, Saratoga Springs and Dover, N.H., and returned to the Leader in 2007. 'Bill's Broadsides' has twice won first-place awards (2007-08 and 2008-09) in the New York State Associated Press writing contest for newspapers in the Leader-Herald's circulation category. Bill teaches English as an adjunct instructor at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, and he has taught journalism courses at the University at Albany. In his spare time, Bill plays folk music on guitar, banjo, fiddle and other traditional instruments. He lives in Johnstown with his wife, Jen, and their two sons, Liam and Carter.
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