i want someone other then the usual shel silverstein, edgar allen poe, robert frost and people like that..
i want an interesting poet where their poems are easy to interpret lol
2007-02-11 09:16:09 · 7 answers · asked by bittersweet 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ella Wheeler Wilcox -- Easy to understand and the themes, meanings are easily discernible and generally relate to things we still face and deal with.
2007-02-12 02:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kristi B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yusef Komunyakaa, Austin Hummell, Jack Gilbert, Ryan Van Cleave. Stephanie McKenzie (Canadian), George Elliot Clark (Canadian).
Check out this website: versedaily.com. They update it every day with a new poem and provide information about the book it came from. You can find something you like, then go buy the book.
Also, google the Academy of American Poets, you can search their database, find writers you might not have otherwise heard of.
2007-02-11 09:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by SnowFlats 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maya Angelou
Emily Dickenson
2007-02-11 09:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by ocean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite American poet is Maya Angelou
I'd have said C.S. Lewis but he isn't American. He was born in Ireland.
2007-02-11 09:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by Silly Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove?
2007-02-11 09:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by ubiquitous_mr_lovegrove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the best and most interesting of contemporary poets is Paul Simon. Just examine the lyrics of his songs. Another one is Leonard Cohen, but he is Canadian.
2007-02-11 09:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by Jo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can attempters in google.com
2007-02-11 10:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Carlos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋