In his new collection, The Rain in Portugal, the poet places William Shakespeare on a modern airliner, sharing a set of earbuds with Collins, or follows his own thoughts to absurdist extremes.
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In his new collection, The Rain in Portugal, the poet places William Shakespeare on a modern airliner, sharing a set of earbuds with Collins, or follows his own thoughts to absurdist extremes.