"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins

Billy Collins illustrates how poetry is meant to be read and enjoyed, instead of dissected and manipulated in order to find a hidden meaning that may or may not have been the author's intention. One line that stood out to me is "I want them to waterski/ across the surface of a poem/ waving at the author's name on the shore."It seems to me that Collins is promoting poetry as a fun way to experience literature and asking students to have fun and just experience the poem without caring too much about it's depth.