Billy Collins

Poems

• Introduction to Poetry 
• Forgetfulness
• Sonnet
• Litany
• Aristotle 
• Canada 
• Creatures
• Design
• Fishing on the Susquehanna in July 
• Nostalgia
• Print
• Questions About Angels
• Snow Day 
• Workshop  
• "Forgetfulness"
• "The Country"
•  "Walking Across the Atlantic"
  
  I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach
  before stepping onto the first wave.
  Soon I am walking across the
  Atlantic
  thinking about Spain,
  checking for whales, waterspouts.
  I feel the water holding up my
  shifting weight.
  Tonight I will sleep on its rocking surface.
  But for now I try to imagine what
  this must look like to the fish below,
  the bottoms of my feet appearing, disappearing.

Billy Collins: The Poetry Foundation 

Portrait of Billy Collins by Seamus Berkeley

Billy Collins: Poets.org

Action Poetry