Forgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry

Billy Collins reads his poem about memory slipping away, one name and fact at a time, set to gentle animation.

A wry, tender poem about forgetting, brought to life by its own author's voice.

View poetry in an entirely new and innovative way. Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "Forgetfulness" with animation by Julian Grey of Headgear.

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