poetry

been getting into poetry of late. any recommendations?

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and this is a must-own:

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

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

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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.

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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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?

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.