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Robert Frost really started this whole thing rolling. He was, I believe, the first poet who started going to colleges. Before that, poets didn't give public readings very often, certainly not - there was no circuit of schools.

"Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and ‘Aimless Love’". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. October 29, 2013.
Robert Frost really started this whole thing rolling. He was, I believe, the first poet who started going to colleges. Before that, poets didn't give public readings very often, certainly not - there was no circuit of