View the recording of my Zoom feature reading as part of the Journal of Expressive Writing open mic series.

View the recording of my in-person reading with Porsha and José as part of Booksmith's Third Thursdays Poetry Series.

View the recording of my in-person Juneteenth panel with Lisa Stringfellow at Brookline Booksmith.

View the recording of a reading and conversation featuring myself, Daniel B. Summerhill, and José Angel Araguz.

View the recording of virtual reading with Rebecca Pelky and Heikki Huotari.

I was a finalist for the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize.

In short, this is a diverse and uniquely beautiful collection of poetic gems.

Every June, we ask our extended family of editors and staff to recommend books they have loved (or are looking forward to).

On the page, Collins’ work is marked by a direct engagement with the physical world, lingering over it with a curious attention that pays off in nuanced and fateful meaning.

Check out this interview!

View the recording of my in-person reading with Amy Hoffman as part of the Solstice MFA Program January 2024 reading series.

View the recording of my in-person reading with Anne-Marie Oomen as part of the Solstice MFA Program January 2023 reading series.

View the recording of a virtual reading featuring myself, Meg Kearney, and Denise Low as part of the Emily Dickinson Museum's poetry reading series.

Read my interview with Sidelines Magazine at Simmons University as part of its spring 2022 issue (pg 37).

[T]hese particular poems make me understand that my lived experiences aren’t supposed to be in a box. In fact, they can be lively, intimate, fulfilling and experiences that are instrumental to my growth as a reader and a person. 

View the recording of a reading and conversation featuring myself and Daniel B. Summerhill. 

Quintin Collins writes the types of poems I wish were available to me as a child.

View the recording of this virtual reading featuring myself and two other readers.

View the recording of this reading and conversation featuring myself and Meg Kearney.

For our November Poetry We Admire, we have rounded up some of the best new poems we could find out there around the theme of Food & Family. 

I spoke with Chris Margolin of The Poetry Question in conversation with poets and writers about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry. 

Listen to the audio of my Boston Book Fest 2022 featured poetry reading.

View the recording of a virtual reading featuring myself and some of my Solstice MFA colleagues.

View the recording of my in-person reading with Tracy Fuad at Brookline Booksmith.

See what 20 poets had to say about releasing their debut collection during the pandemic, from the disappointments to the hopefulness.

Poetry Today features living poets answering questions about poetry and poetics.

[W]e’ve asked our editors to share new and forthcoming collections from poets we love and admire that we’re especially excited about.

Quintin’s vulnerability and love for place takes us back, then moves us forward, singing names we take for granted.

View the recording of this reading and conversation featuring myself, Catherine Staples, Ernesto Estrella, and David Leff.