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THE MOVIES.

Publisher	Modern Poetry Association
Publication	Poetry
Subject	Literature/writing
Format	Magazine/Journal
ISSN	0032-2032
Issues per Year	12
Volume	177
Issue	2
Published	2000-12-01

Role	Type	Name
Author	n/a	Billy Collins

   I would like to watch a movie tonight
   in which a stranger rides into town
   or where someone embarks on a long journey,

   a movie with the promise of danger,
   danger visited upon the citizens of the town
   by the stranger who rides in,

   or the danger that will befall the person
   on his or her long hazardous journey--
   it hardly matters to me

   so long as I am not in danger,
   and not much danger lies in watching
   a movie, you might as well agree.

   I would prefer to watch this movie at home
   than walk out in the cold to a theater
   and stand on line for a...

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