{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Poet Billy Collins explores love, loss and life in 'Dog Show'","publication_date":"December 18, 2025","summary":"It’s been said that nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless they've had a dog. Billy Collins agrees, and he recently released his 12th volume of poetry, called “Dog Show.\" Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spent time in New York City with Collins, and dogs, exploring this enduring relationship. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS. ","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Daria Nastasia","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/12\/88ed70ed727e01a100980156be83a1d3-dogshow1-1024x523.jpg","thumbnail_height":523,"thumbnail_width":1024}