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poets who influenced me

I love poets who aren't much in vogue these days, but whose mastery with language renders their verse beautiful, even if a listener spoke only Swahili. The rhythm and the cadence of their words are just gorgeous. Poets like Longfellow, Tennyson and Poe.
When I compose a poem, I often start with just a mental framework, a rhythm and a number of syllables I want in each line, and fill it in almost like a word puzzle.

When I was younger I loved the Beats...Ginsburg, Ferlinghetti, Corso. I loved their in-your-face pot stirring style. I still think "Howl" is one of the best poems I've ever read.

I love Blake. He writes in a deceptively simple style which taught me that much can be said in simple words.

To these I would add Dickinson, Whitman, Christina Rosetti, Amy Lowell and Yeats.

From all these poets I learned:

Say what you burn to say.
Say it your own way.
Don't be obscure when you can be clear.
Get in, say it strong, get out.
Make it beautiful, remembering that there are many kinds of beauty.
Respect the language, and your craft.

Arrow

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Post Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:21 pm 
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I can definitely see Dickinson in your work, cookie-ness.

Personally for me I don't know if I can give specific poets that influence me. Maybe Yeats (yay again, Cookie!) definitely Emily Bronte, most of anything that I have read in the past that is from the Victorian Era is definitely an influence!
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Post Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:08 am 
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Hi Cookie,

I'm so glad i read your post, because i haven't read these poets in so long..... i'm going to back and read again now....... i'm thrilled to hear, that one of your favorites is Christina Rosetti. Mine too. Not many read her....... those you mention, plus, Frost, Sandburg, Wordsworth, Millay, are some of my favorites as well..... Now you have me reinspired. Ty.......... "J"

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my favourite poets include smart_ cookie Razz
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Post Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:18 pm 
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quote:
Originally posted by lori:
my favourite poets include smart_ cookie Razz


Awwwwwwwwww! Arrow Arrow Arrow

Thank you!

Post Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:48 pm 
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miss smart is most smarty pants of many such poets. comments for with her last night even to expose her influence. greater even that many such expectations of tanned and peeling noses. regrets for incompletely influentialling.

Answering to your inquiry is the greatest of my such influentials would be many such cute and lucky one as to whitman.
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