I really like reading older poetry by Lord Byron and the like and some newer like Robert Drake. I like the kind where they can take an experience and describe it with the most wonderful of words that seem to swim around you when you read them.
The simple truth is that authors like making people squirm. If this weren't the case, all novels would be filled completely with cute bunnies having birthday parties. — Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians