# Event Details - **Event Name**: Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Nov, 2022 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 17 Nov, 2022 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an evening and book signing with celebrated poet Billy Collins.About this EventPoet Billy Collins Reading from Musical TablesJoin former United States Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Billy Collins as he reads from his new collection of more than 125 small poems, all of them new, and each a thought or observation compressed to its emotional essence.Musical Tables is the latest from Collins, who is the author of twelve collections of poetry. A former Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Collins served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 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.Event Registration & What to ExpectPlease register via Eventbrite to attend this in-person event.Check-in stations will be located outside of the Jessen Auditorium.The lecture will take place in Jessen Auditorium.Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 5 p.m. Seats not claimed by 4:50 p.m. may be released.The lecture will run for 45-60 minutes.This program will not live streamed or recorded.The book signing and reception will be held across the plaza at the Harry Ransom Center following the reading.Metered parking is available on Guadalupe Street. Click here for more information. A reservation does not guarantee a seat. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance. Attendees must present printed or electronic confirmation for entrance. Seats not claimed by 4:50 p.m. may be released.Questions? Please email webmail@hrc.utexas.edu or call 512-471-8944. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/47911ce0-4eab-11ed-8eee-0d8e82c29961-rimg-w720-h448-gmir.jpg About the AuthorBilly Collins is the author of twelve collections of poetry including Whale Day, The Rain in Portugal, Aimless Love, Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning, and Picnic, Lightning. 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 from 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. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/billy-collins-author-reading-and-book-signing/10000434007657587 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, live-music, trips-adventures, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Jessen Auditorium - **lat**: 30.28490219999999 - **long**: -97.7401075 - **full address**: Jessen Auditorium, 200 West 21st Street, Austin, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/e0d4b9e0d9ccf12d12e9b98b7d7f8c25ee48ab0fdac22c588176d16d359f1b62-rimg-w1200-h600-gmir.jpg?v=1666073312 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing being held? - **A:** Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing takes place on Thu, 17 Nov, 2022 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 17 Nov, 2022 at 07:00 pm at Jessen Auditorium, 200 West 21st Street, Austin, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing? - **A:** Billy Collins: Author Reading and Book Signing is organized by Harry Ransom Center. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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