Sounds like he went to the Maya Angelou School of writng poetry...if he’s as bad as you indicate!
I can’t stand that former madam!
Judge for yourself. There are other sites as well.
I really couldn't find anything in my search, which admittedly was cursory (no pun intended), which I would even compare with the translations of Pablo Neruda's work. (By the way, he's not my favorite, either.)
I commented to others that a writer like Louis L'Amour had moments of descriptive passage that were far more moving and evocative than Mr. Collins presentations that I have seen so far.
When I read Mr. Collins' work, I get what he is saying, but I don't find it any more impressive or memorable than a standard newspaper paragraph.
To me, poetry is about using words to evoke images, feelings, and ideas. Mr. Collins expresses his ideas, but his emotions are as cold as a butter-knife.
Predecessors in the role of poet laureate have been such as Robert Frost. I'm not sure what standards are used in these selections, but they aren't mine.
Apparently, for Nobel, and Poet, Laureates, and undoubtedly also for Presidents, things ain't the way they used to be.
(My poem follows).