NB. I posted this list back in 2011 on a whim. . .and I'm reposting it now on a similar whim. As summer approaches and my reading duties shift from Work Reading to Enrichment Reading, I always turn toward the world of poetry. My personal favs are in bold. Enjoy!
This list of poetry types and representative poets is freely adapted from Kathryn VanSpanckeren's article, "Contemporary American Poetry."
This list of poetry types and representative poets is freely adapted from Kathryn VanSpanckeren's article, "Contemporary American Poetry."
Poetry of Self: Jorie Graham, John Ashbury, W.S. Merwin, Susan Howe.
Poetry of Place: Charles Wright, Tess Gallagher, Mark Jarman, Yusef Komunyaka, C. D. Wright.
Poetry of Family: Li-Young Lee, Sharon Olds, Stephen Dunn.
Poetry of the Beautiful: Mark Doty, Eric Pankey, Sandra McPherson, Henri Cole, Robert Hass.
Poetry of Spirit: Jane Hirshfield, Gary Snyder, Arthur Sze, Franz Wright.
Poetry of Nature: Mary Oliver, A. R. Ammons, Pattiann Rogers, Maxine Kumin, Amy Clampitt.
Poetry of Wit: Billy Collins, Charles Simic, Mark Strand, Stephen Dobyns, Mark Halliday.
Poetry of History: Robert Pinsky, Frank Bidart, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Michael S. Harper.
Poetry of the World: Yusef Komunyakaa, Richard Hugo, Philip Levine, Ellen Bryant Voigt.
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