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Water, Water

By: Billy Collins
Narrated by: Billy Collins
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'Among the best poems that Collins has ever written' – NPR

In more than sixty new poems, 'America's favourite poet' (New York Times) Billy Collins writes with joy and wonder about the beauty and irony of daily life. The best poetry, he believes, begins with clarity and ends in mystery, and in Water, Water we encounter a writer endlessly astonished by the world all around. Turning his eye to the cat drinking from the swimming pool or the nurse calling your name in the waiting room or the astronaut reading Emily Dickinson while orbiting earth, Collins captures the images and moments that mean so much more than they might initially seem. With a voice both simple and melodic, hospitable and lyrical, his poetry asks each of us to slow down and notice the commonplace in order to discover the sublime.

'Witty, wry and tender when it hurts, Water, Water is a pleasure to read and easy to give' – The Washington Post

©2025 Billy Collins (P)2025 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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Critic reviews

Billy Collins 'puts the "fun" back in 'profundity' (Alice Fulton)
Billy Collins’ medium is a rare amalgam of accessibility and intelligence. I’d follow this man’s mind anywhere. Expect to be surprised (Michael Donaghy)
Smart, his strings tuned and resonant, his wonderful eye looping over the things, events and ideas of the world, rueful, playful, warm voiced, easy to love (Annie Proulx)
Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising – the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s a one-off, an American treasure (Nick Laird)

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