Billy Collins' "Candle Hat"

Apr 11

Today’s poem is a lighter take on the self-portrait ekphrasis. What is it about the self-portrait that is so intriguing to poets, anyway?

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I did not know that about Goya finishing his paintings in the night

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Love billy collins

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