On Turning Ten Summary
Billy Collins

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On Turning Ten Overview

“On Turning Ten,” by American poet Billy Collins, is a free-verse coming-of-age poem that first appeared in his 1995 collection The Art of Drowning. It begins lighthearted and satirical in tone before deepening into richer themes of maturity and the process of leaving childhood behind.

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