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Hey, /lit/, I'm looking for some poetry to read. My favorite poets are Whitman and Pound. Any suggestions?

>> No.3249574

>>3249554
Rilke and Blake

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So...you like POUNDAN WHITMAN, huh?

>> No.3249623

William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats and Sylvia Plath

>> No.3249710

>>3249554

Howl (for Carl Soloman) changed my life.

I think (despite its criticism) it's worth a read.

Either that or Berryman (my second fav)

>> No.3249937

Dream Songs By Berrymen

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My suggestion is to buy this book. This series is great, Find poets you like and read more of their stuff. Find out who influenced them and then read that stuff.

>> No.3251227

Well i'd say Rimbaud and TS Elliot but thats bastardly ole me.

>> No.3251267

>>3249710
Dear god. I'm bet you are quite the cool fella.

>> No.3251273

>>3249554
Get "Poetry 180" and "180 More", which are two nice anthologies that Billy Collins put together for folks who are new to poetry. They're enjoyable as hell when you're just trying to get into it, and there are enough writers that someone will encourage you to look for more of their stuff. Both of the books are actually quit inexpensive as well.

>> No.3252791

>>3249554
blake blake and more blake

also french symbolism.

>> No.3252830

i always had a soft spot for jack prelutsky

The Visitor

it came today to visit
and moved into the house
it was smaller than an elephant
but larger than a mouse

first it slapped my sister
then it kicked my dad
then it pushed my mother
oh! that really made me mad

it went and tickled rover
and terrified the cat
it sliced apart my necktie
and rudely crushed my hat

it smeared my head with honey
and filled the tub with rocks
and when i yelled in anger
it stole my shoes and socks

that's just the way it happened
it happened all today
before it bowed politely
and softly went away