Here's another confession (you'll probably hear a lot of them, if you look at my site for any length of time): I love poetry. I can't write it worth shit, but I like to read it. Not all the time, and not all poetry, but when I'm in the right mood, the right poem can cheer me up more than virtually anything else. And I'm going to share some of that poetry with you, whether you like it or not. For now, I'll stick mainly to the older stuff, not just because I tend to like it better, but because I run a smaller chance of getting sued if I post stuff that's public domain.
My favorite two poets are e.e cummings and William Shakespeare. If you haven't heard of e.e. cummings, you need to read his stuff. He is an incredible poet, a poet who combines the visual with the literary. If you haven't encountered him before, you're in for a treat. If you haven't heard of Shakespeare before and you're over the age of embryo, I'm impressed that you can tie your shoes, much less use a computer. If you haven't read anything by him, do so. Don't just think that he's a stuffy dead white guy; he can be funny, touching, cynical, violent, and wonderful, often all at once (he, however, is still a dead white guy). Again, I think you're in for a treat. The other poets included are not necessarily favorites of mine, but I really love a poem or two by them, so I thought I'd include them. Send me suggestions for more poems at loki814@hotmail.com
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