Billy Collins (22 March 1941 - / New York City)

please read Wisdom of the Sadhu

http: //www.jesusministries.org/jmwebstore/downloads/SS_001_Wisdom_Of_The_Sadhu.pdf

I just read one of his poem...I just want to say, May the truth reveal to human mankind...There is NO true religion on earth. There is only true relationship.

There’s a certain class of book
I take with me to my pm nap:

worth dipping into; more pleasurable
for taking time over reading to its end;

that leaves no shame when I doze off
and it falls into my lap; a sweet waking dream;

today it’s Billy Collins: ex-
Poet Laureate or should that be
Poet ex-Laureate since he’s still writing
in that laid-back manner that goes with
recliner chairs and a nap that’s natural;

for me, he’s still Laureate, anyway;
and in my dreamy state, I like to indulge

in an undemanding game, best played
between the waking and that dreaming state
which Hindus name as swapna; and I like the name;
(its alternative, prajna, sounds too much like work) :

the game is, nail the character
in just two lines, no more, of Shakes-pa-herian pastiche:

Methinks he hath a wily, wayward charm,
under guise of which he arrows heav’n.

I saw Billy Collins when he came to Boston College and the occasion marked one of the most special moments in my (albeit brief) lifetime. If you get the opportunity to see him, take it!
My favourite poems are 'On Turning Ten' and 'Love'. He is one of the poets I love best.

I work with some people who have created some amazing animated poetry pieces featuring poems by Billy Collins. It's a series of 10 or so and they are very well done. It's Billy Collins himself reading the poems with animation used to bring them to life.

http: //video.google.com/videosearch? q=Billy+Collins

Hope you have a moment to take a look. I'm trying to help the creators get their work some more attention! !

Going to hear him speak tonight.

Going to hear him speak tonight.