I wonder how ...
... desperate, final seconds.
After falling off ...
... a conic hat.
How about an animated ...
... volumes you envisioned.
Survivors would have ...
... be a fish,
a quick blur ...
... travel of clouds.
Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem.
Billy Collins and the Creative Process — Enjoy some pearls of wisdom about writing from one of America's favorite poets.
The Poem Out Loud — Listen to a reading of the poem via the Nashville Public Library.
An Interview with Collins — Read the Paris Review's interview with Billy Collins, part of the magazine's "Art of Poetry" series.
Collins's Life and Work — A biography of Collins from the Poetry Foundation.