"PoetryNet.com" is "a loose association of poets willing to cast into uncharted waters," This page features a short biography of Collier, along with links to four full-text versions of his poems: "Argos," "Cerberus," "Brave Sparrow," and "the Swimmer." This is a good place to begin your appreciation of Collier and his work.

Slate Archives: Brave Sparrow
http://slate.msn.com/Poem/97-10-01/Poem.asp

Are you wondering what Collier sounds like? Visit this web page to hear the famous poet read "Brave Sparrow," his beautiful and haunting poem about sparrows and their lives..

University of Maryland: Michael Collier
http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/Faculty/faculty-a-d.html#Michael Collier

http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/Faculty/faculty.html

Scroll down and you'll find contact information for Collier, the professor and codirector of the creative writing program of the University of Maryland's English Department. Along with this information, you'll find a list of his degree, fellowships, and a short selection of articles he's written. E-mail him with questions about his work.

BIOGRAPHY
Michael Collier (b. 1953) was born in Phoenix Arizona. He received his B.A. from Connecticut College and his M.F.A. from the University of Arizona. He published his first book of poems, The Clasp and Other Poems, in 1986. He has published two other collections The Folded Heart (1989) and The Ledge (2000). In 1995 he became the director of the Bread Loaf Writer's conference.