I don't know about "most influential".... but favorites?
Emily Dickinson- she's absolutely BRILLIANT. She fascinates me both as a poet and as a person. I wish I had her ability to write so eloquently using so few words...
Shakespeare- I recently recited "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun"- very sweet sonnet.
W.B. Yeats- Irish pride! ^_^ but seriously, he has a lovely style.
W.H Auden- I actually only know one of his poems, but it made me want to cry. It was about his boyfriend dying, I believe.
Maya Angelou- Beautiful, particularly "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." She's a really admirable person as well- she's had a difficult life.
Langston Hughes- I like the way some of his poems sound like blues lyrics.
e.e. cummings- alot of people hate him, but I like the way his poetry is fun and quirky, but also meaningful. I like how it's open to interpretation- you can't really tell what he was trying to say, so you just find your own personal meaning.
Yay! *is a poetry geek*
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