I’m a non-native English speaker and I love writing poetry. However, I’m not that well educated on poetry (especially from english-speaking poets) and I’m really looking forward to discover more about it and acquire knowledge like vocabulary or else to improve my poems, essays, have better and more original examples (I study literature), and maybe, who knows, to find a poem or an author who will affect me deeply/to whom I will relate. I already know many great english-speaking poets (Thoreau, Plath, Poe,…) but I almost haven’t read any of their works except for Annabel Lee by Edgar Poe which I loved. Hence, I’m searching for an anthology which could make me discover various poets without having to read an enormous list of books because I don’t have a lot of time, and if possible, I would like this anthology not to be too hard because I have quite a good level in English but it is still mediocre and I aspire for so much better but I fear beginning by reading hypercomplex poems would just frustrate me and work the opposite way intended. If you’re reading this and do not know such a book with the criteria I specified, still, please feel free to recommend me any poems or authors I could read quite easily to begin with reading poetry and enjoy !
I hope you will be able to help me ! (Sorry for my abnormally long sentences and possible mistakes I might’ve made)
(And by the way, I love tragic and sad poems !)
by narcissetheysay