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20202716 No.20202716 [Reply] [Original]

How well do American poets stack up against British poets? I've only read American poets so far.

>> No.20202771

there are great poets from both places. what could you possibly gain from a pissing contest?

>> No.20202777

Generally the British are better, but Dickinson, Stevens, Whitman, and Eliot are worthy.

>> No.20202791

>>20202777
Also Frost

>> No.20202808
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20202808

>>20202716
Franklin is great, poor Richard's almanac has plenty of poetry in it

>> No.20202901

>>20202771
>Eliot
Not American.

>> No.20202907

>>20202901
Meant for >>20202777

>> No.20203004

>>20202901
Born American. Don’t give a fuck if he revoked his citizenship to be a limey faggot

>> No.20203012

>>20203004
So Nabokov is a Russian writer.

>> No.20203021

>>20203004
>Born American.
So was Bruce Lee.

>> No.20204377

>>20202716
bump

>> No.20204383

>>20202716
>British poets
>poets