Let's continue our journey toward seeing poetry with fresh eyes, again by introducing ourselves to poets we may not have read or even thought to read. As before, the links below will take you to writers of poetry who hail from very diverse backgrounds and life experiences, most of which are likely to be quite different from yours. These poets are represented in such places as the Academy of American Poets poets.org pages, Poem Hunter, personal web pages, and specific journals where you can find still other new and interesting writers to engage. (In fact, you should bookmark this site and/or this site on your device and visit them regularly.)
But please read from only these poets this week while continuing to explore any poems by Kevin Young that you can find in bookstores, magazines, or online. He'll remain our "reference writer" for poetry from worlds outside our own. And again, if you find a poem you'd like to discuss on Wednesday next, send it to me and I will incorporate into a common file.
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