Analysis Of Billy Collins 'Poem Man Listening To Disc'

Words: 564
Pages: 3

According to the English Oxford Living Dictionary for something to be American it must “Relate to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants.” It is very difficult to prove something is not American. For this essay, I decided to analyze the poem Man Listening to Disc by Billy Collins. Man Listening to Disc was written in September 1999. Man Listening to Disc is a poem that falls into the category of first degree of Americanness. The poem I am discussing is set in one of the largest cities in America, New York. The poem is influenced by an American Musical style and a theme that truly reflects American values.
As I previously discussed, Man Listening to Disc takes place in New York City “This is not bad --ambling along 44th