13 Poetry Collections For People Who Think They Don't Like Poetry

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$oo%s &e s 'hen ( as )irst as%ed to ma%e a list o) poetr* collections )or people ho thin% the* don+t li%e poetr*, m* )irst tho!-ht as, .'ell, isn+t that /!st a"o!t e0er*one1. &ot 2!ite33( do ha0e nearl* 2,000 )riends on 4ace"oo%, o) hom the ma/orit* are poetr* lo0ers5 And hat "etter a* to ma%e a list than to cro dso!rce these riter )riends ho each m!st %no people ho don+t li%e poetr*1 (+0e ta%en some o) their s!--estions, added man* o) m* o n )a0orites, and or-ani6ed them )rom .eas*. to .harder,. since man* people sa* the* don+t li%e poetr* "eca!se the* thin% it is .hard5. 1. Sailing Alone Around the Room, Billy Collins: #ollins is the %in- o) approacha"le and accessi"le poetr* that is ritten ell and transcends the m!ndane to somethin- lar-er, more philosophical and m*sterio!s5 7e+s pro"a"l* the "est poet to start ith )or people ho thin% the* don+t li%e poetr*5 2. Delights and Shadows, Ted ooser: 8ooser+s a poet o) the simplest, most accessi"le lan-!a-e and is ell3lo0ed "* man*5 7is "oo%, li%e all o) his or%, dra s inspiration )rom e0er*da* li)e and the details, o"/ects, and ima-es most o0erloo%5 3. Gold Cell, !h"ron #lds: &o list li%e this o!ld "e complete itho!t a "oo% "* 9haron :lds5 This "oo% still sits on m* "oo%shel), one o) the )irst poetr* "oo%s ( e0er p!rchased, rapped in contact paper5 &o other American poet can rite a"o!t personal se;!alit*, the "od*, and )amil* in s!ch !ni0ersal, !na"ashed, and ri0etin- a*s5