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# ES Poetry for poetry
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/es-poetry-for-poetry/
- Published: 2007-09-06T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:47:49.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

One of America’s most beloved poets and recipient of the United States Poet Laureate from the Library of Congress in 2001 and 2002, Billy Collins will make a rare Los Angeles appearance Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. in the REDCAT Theater at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Collins is a true American phenomenon. No other poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. His work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including The New Yorker and The Paris Review.

The evening of readings from a few of Collins greatest works will benefit the Patricia Bibby Scholarship Fund which sends beginning poets of promise to The Idyllwild Arts Summer Poetry Workshop.

Tickets for the event are $75 and seating is limited. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the reading will begin at 8 p.m.

After the event, Collins will be available for book signing’s and attendees will be treated to a lavish champagne and dessert buffet provided by a few of Los Angeles’ finest bakeries.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 6, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/090607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)