Favorite Poet

[ah824824]

my favorite poet is kazi nazrul islam who is the national poet of bangladesh.

[rajukk00]

William Shakespeare is my favorite poet and dramatist. He is also known for his famous drama.

[resaleebook]

Leslie Scalapino
Both as a poet and publisher, Scalapino is a renowned promoter of experimental verse, often working in collaboration with other poets. Despite ties to many language poets, she is both separate and vital to that school of thought.

[Phoenix98]

Edgar Allan Poe seems to be a favorite of many. He is not mine, but as a tribute to those of you...

THE COLISEUM.

BY EDGAR A. POE.


Lone ampitheatre! Grey Coliseum!
Type of the antique Rome! Rich reliquary
Of lofty contemplation left to Time
By buried centuries of pomp and power!
At length, at length — after so many days
Of weary pilgrimage, and burning thirst,
(Thirst for the springs of lore that in thee lie,)
I kneel, an altered, and an humble man,
Amid thy shadows, and so drink within
My very soul thy grandeur, gloom, and glory.

Vastness ! and Age ! and Memories of Eld!
Silence and Desolation! and dim Night!
Gaunt vestibules! and phantom-peopled aisles!
I feel ye now: I feel ye in your strength!
O spells more sure than e'er Judæan king
Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!
O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee
Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

Here, where a hero fell, a column falls:
Here, where the mimic eagle glared in gold,
A midnight vigil holds the swarthy bat:
Here, where the dames of Rome their yellow hair
Wav'd to the wind, now wave the reed and thistle:
Here, where on ivory couch the Cæsar sate,
On bed of moss lies gloating the foul adder:
Here, where on golden throne the monarch loll'd,
Glides spectre-like unto his marble home,
Lit by the wan light of the horned moon,
The swift and silent lizard of the stones.

These crumbling walls; these tottering arcades;
These mouldering plinths; these sad, and blacken'd shafts;
These vague entablatures; this broken frieze;
These shattered cornices; this wreck; this ruin;
These stones, alas! — these grey stones — are they all;
All of the great and the colossal left
By the corrosive hours to Fate and me?

"Not all," — the echoes answer me; "not all :
Prophetic sounds, and loud, arise forever
From us, and from all ruin, unto the wise,
As in old days from Memnon to the sun.
We rule the hearts of mightiest men: — we rule
With a despotic sway all giant minds.
We are not desolate — we pallid stones;
Not all our power is gone; not all our Fame;
Not all the magic of our high renown;
Not all the wonder that encircles us;
Not all the mysteries that in us lie;
Not all the memories that hang upon,
And cling around about us now and ever,
And clothe us in a robe of more than glory."

[livrward]

My Favourite poem is:

“I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.”

Love to hear what people think of this.

[clintessential]

Charles Bukowski. Buk was never the world's greatest poet(even if he were, he would never describe himself
in those terms. I disdain them myself). But, for me, he was the most accessible. He describes a very simple world.
One that is manageable, understandable, reliable, and full of opportunities to crack wise. Was sad to see you go, Buk. Here's my favorite Charles Bukowski poem:

face of a political candidate on a street billboard

there he is:
not too many hangovers
not too many fights with women
not too many flat tires
never a thought of suicide

not more than 3 toothaches

never missed a meal

never in jail

never in love

7 pairs of shoes

a son in college

a car one year old

insurance policies

a very green lawn

garbage cans with tight lids

he'll get elected

[mango01]

My favorite poet is William Shakespeare.

[MelMariah]

Edgar Allan Poe would have to be one of my favourites. I love his writing techniques and his melancholia.

[cmjellison]

my favorite poets are Jan Beatty, Stacey Waite, Aaron Smith and Lynn Emanuel. I love poetry about popular culture, dirty gritty cities and gender issues.

[jarjis10]

My favorite poet is William Shakespeare.

[htddubai]

I like Perveen Shakir poetry

[camilegordon]

Plain and simple, who is your favorite poet and why? Mine would be ee cummings. Hands down. I love his crazy way of playing with syntax more than anything. I even find him to be an interesting person in general upon reading his book, "six nonlectures".

theres too many to name but Byron is a name that one would have to keep returning to . . . . in terms of contempory stuff maybe philp larkin?? can anyone trump those 2 ??

[MaryV1971]

Sylvia Plath.
"out of the ash I rise with my red hair/and I eat men like air"

[htddubai]

Allama Iqbal is my favorite poet

[irin123]

my favorite poet is kazi nazrul islam for his famous poetry ''chal chal chal urdho gogone bage madol''