I’m a walking cliché, but Pablo Neruda really helped me along the path to finding what home that was built out of poetry to live in. I recently just started getting into Charles Bukowski. A lot of people don’t enjoy his work, but I love the rawness behind his meaning. Sylvia Plath’s poetry is breathtaking, as always. Carl Sandburg is also very good. Warsan Shire is one of my all-time, young poets. The way she uses her words and provokes thoughts is just amazing. She will never leave you unsatisfied or guessing, or empty. She hits you right in the feelings bone. I just recently read Richard Siken’s book, Crush, and that was an interesting read. I also recommend him. He touches on different subjects that not a lot of other poets touch base on, so that was attention grabbing. Anne Sexton to me is a classic, so I recommend her as well. And of course there are a bunch of other amazing poets that I could, and should mention, but I am about to start my shift at the bakery, so I am going to have to leave you with this list of amazing people. I hope it helps you find your piece poetic justice!
Published on December 04, 2013 09:38