I realized recently that many of my favorite books are written by poets. I love their use of language, even though I've never really connect with more standard poetry. Looking for some new options! Some authors I've read recently and love: Pedro Lemebel, Seán Hewitt, Sylvia Plath, Ocean Vuong. Thank you!
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Peter Heller.
Kaveh Akbar’s novel Martyr is really good!
Kwame Alexander (*Say, Yes* is short and a good intro to him)
The memoir “How to Say Babylon” by Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair is exceptional. I was telling all my friends & family about it for weeks afterwards.
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, a memoir by Crystal Wilkinson (poet laureate of Kentucky 2021-2023)