Sailing alone around the room

Sailing alone around the room by Billy Collins is a 2001 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Billy Collins, paired here with the talk they gave.

The pairing

  • Paired talk: "Two poems about what dogs think (probably)" (2014), 1.9M views on TED.com
  • Timing: Published 13 years before the talk.
  • In the catalogue: The 1st of 6 books by Billy Collins on Books Worth Reading (2001–2008), by publication year.
  • Edition: Random House, 2001 · 171 pages

The paired TED talk

Two poems about what dogs think (probably) (2014), the TED talk by Billy Collins.

From the publisher

Offers a collection of witty, emotional, and direct poems by the popular and critically acclaimed poet, including selections from his four previous collections and new works such as "Man Listening to a Disc," about headphones.

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