Download or read book The Apple that Astonished Paris written by Billy Collins and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988, this collection includes some of Collins's most anthologized poems, including 'Introduction to Poetry,' 'Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House,' and 'Advice to Writers'.