poetry

[Sage 703]

been getting into poetry of late.  any recommendations?

[HoyaSaxa03]

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 and this is a must-own:
 
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[thingsfallapart]

Wallace Stevens, Ginsberg, Elizabeth Bishop, Dylan Thomas.  I love poetry, I could go on.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

To any list of great poets, one must add Jeff Tweedy.

[ratioci nation]

[thingsfallapart]

Originally posted by Chaz Nakatestes, Breaststroking Guy:
  To any list of great poets, one must add Jeff Tweedy.

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

[grotty]

Originally posted by Chaz Nakatestes, Breaststroking Guy:
  To any list of great poets, one must add Jeff Tweedy.

Don't forget:
 
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 I'd seriously get this tho:
 
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[Sage 703]

Originally posted by thingsfallapart:
  Wallace Stevens, Ginsberg, Elizabeth Bishop, Dylan Thomas.  I love poetry, I could go on.

Good list; I've been reading Ginsberg, Bukowski, and Ondaatje; any other suggestions?

[walkonby]

street poetry, brother.  krs-one, doug e. fresh, that rapper kid from nine o two one o.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

I'm a big fan of the English Romantics, like William Blake.  Occasionally I'm pleasantly surprised, but most contemporary free-verse poetry I've come across is lazy, pretentious crap.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by D O C T O R D O O O O O M:
  but most poetry I've come across is lazy, pretentious crap.

yep.

[you be betty]

plath plath plath plath plath

[you be betty]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  street poetry, brother.  krs-one, doug e. fresh, that rapper kid from nine o two one o.

Tupac also wrote some really beautiful, insightful stuff.

[pj]

Howl - Allen Ginsburg
 
 I have to admit I was skeptical and believed it to be overhyped until I actually read it. I surprised myself and really liked it.