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... a public school in the Bronx. However, his father became very successful and rather wealthy. Billy and his family then moved to Westchester County, a wealthy New York suburb, where he attended a prestigious private school. After high school, Billy attended Holy Cross College where he received his bachelors degree, then went on to get his Ph.D. in Romantic poetry at the University of California at Riverside. Billy began his Career in poetry as a writer for "Rolling Stones" magazine, selling his poems for thirty-five dollars each (Billy Collins). In 1970, after his job in "Rolling Stones", he got a position teaching poetry at Lehman College, located in the Bronx, where he is still teaching. Along with his teaching career, he served as the forty-first poet Laureate of the U.S from 2001-2003, and has published a number of books of poetry. They include Poker face (1977), Video Poems (1980), The ...