I’ve been trying to get into poetry for so long. I write a bit myself. But I can’t quite find books that hit the spot.
I find Ocean Vuong and Mary Oliver a little too simple. And I find classic poetry like Sylvia Plath too old school or complex (often, language wise). Can’t get into Walt Whitman or Charles Bukowski either.
I guess I’m looking for modern day (not modern) poetry that uses more traditional poetry format (in terms of structure, language and punctuation). But, I still want it to be metaphorical and poetic. Preferably, something that makes me smile or cry. Or fills my heart with joy. Or something that speaks to me in terms of life’s insecurities, finding meaning, the might of the universe (not nature though), the beauty in the mundane, the metaphors hidden around us, these emotions we struggle to put into words, etc.
by parisianraven
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We Mammals in Hospitable Times by Jynne Dilling Martin is…interesting. It was assigned reading in one of my lit classes in undergrad. The first time I read it I found it profound and connected deeply with the grief I was experiencing. I re-read it a couple years ago and I thought, what is this drek? Your mileage may vary.