For many NPR fans, Billy Collins needs no introduction. The former Poet Laureate is widely acknowledged as America's most popular poet, regularly popping up on national best-seller lists (terra ...

The Wall Street Journal examines the poem, "Only Child," by Billy Collins, from his new book, "The Rain in Portugal" (Random House, Oct. 4). Below the poem, Collins describes his inspiration for the ...

Billy Collins is coming home today to Lehman College to read from his latest collection of poems that lift the heart even while speaking of mortality and society’s bleakness. Collins, distinguished ...

Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collin's new collection "The Rain in Portugal" touches on topics ranging from Zen moments to whether the dogs in Minneapolis know where they are.

Billy Collins, 76, was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003 and is the author of 11 collections of poetry, including his latest, “The Rain in Portugal” (Random House), now in paperback. He spoke ...

The former Poet Laureate recently joined NPR fans on Facebook Live. He talked about the inspiration for a poem imagining a Keith Richards-based... For many NPR fans, Billy Collins needs no ...