October 4, 2018 is National Poetry Day and to celebrate we are taking a look at some of the works of Supernatural‘s Misha Collins. While many may know him as an actor and an activist, Collins is also a published poet. Two of his poems, “Old Bones” and “Baby Pants”, were published in the Columbia Poetry Review‘s 21st edition in 2008. Below are two of Collins’ published works.
Old Bones
This morning
The smell of bacon
Brought me downstairs
But before I reached
The open kitchen door
A voice stopped me
My mother telling
Her old, arthritic dog,
“I know sweetness
You’ve been carrying those bones
For a long time.”
I leaned unseen
On the mildeweed
Window sill
Watching her
Sip coffee
Fry Bacon
Her old dog
Pressing at her knee
-Misha Collins
June Second
This morning we walked outside
And the street was covered in freshly fallen jacaranda petals;
A blanket of purple snow.
I complained.
“We wait all year for these flowers
And they’re gone in a week.”
“Hmm,” she said
crushing wilted purple blossoms with her shoes.
“Hmm what?”
“I haven’t been waiting for anything.”
But she has.
I know it.
-Misha Collins
Collins is also known for sharing poems on the go using his social media accounts. He has shared many Snapchat videos of himself reciting poetry, both his own work and the work of others, as well as tweeted poems like this one, titled “Suddenly”, through his official Twitter account.
Happy National Poetry Day to Supernatural‘s Misha Collins and all of the other poets out there!