Reading list for poetry — contemporary
Friday, January 5th, 2001(This is off the top of my head, so feel free to add anything I've forgotten)
John Balaban, Words for my Daughter
Kim Addonizio, The Philosopher's Club
Li-Young Lee, Rose
Rebel Angels, ed. Mark Jarman and Dave Mason (anthology)
New American Poets of the 90s (anthology)
Amiri Baraka, Transbluesency
Tony Hoagland, Donkey Gospel
Maurya Simon, Speaking in Tongues
Derek Walcott, Omeros
Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Islands
Philip Levine, What Work Is
Marilyn Hacker (anything)
Molly Peacock (anything)
Mary Oliver, Dream Work
online poets:
Vanessa Marsh (esp. Womb Words)
Michael McNeilley
(and a bunch more — I'm tired)
