pensivepangolinJul 12, 2023

Who are your favorite poets?

https://lemmy.world/post/1367304

Who are your favorite poets? - LemmyWorld

Hello, fellow fediverse poetry lovers! Like the title suggests, who are your favorite poets? I figured a post like this could be fun and could help us all discover new poets! To start things off, I’ll list my top three at the moment: 1. William Carlos Williams 2. Pablo Neruda 3. T.S. Elliot Happy to elaborate on why I chose any of them or share my recommendations for poems by any of them. More importantly, though, I’d love to hear what you guys think!

Show threadImotaliJul 12, 2023

My top three are

  • W.B. Yeats
  • T.S. Elliott
  • HD
    • Show threadpensivepangolin
    Also an excellent selection. You know, it’s funny: I really enjoy Ezra Pound (huge fan of Na Audiart). And despite her association there with, I’ve never really gotten into HD. Would you have any recommended starting points?
    Jul 12, 2023 at 1:02amWeb
    Show threadImotaliJul 12, 2023
    I mean given you like Pound I feel I have to suggest “Epigram” and “Priapus”
    Show threadpensivepangolinJul 12, 2023
    I will be investigating those poems after work today, thank you very much!
    Show threadScaldartJul 12, 2023

    I posted a poet spotlight about Marianne Moore, a contemporary of HD’s, not too long ago. Also, HD was one of the first poets I posted here: lemmy.world/post/58034

    I wouldn’t say that work in particular is representative of her whole style, but she was very eclectic in her subject matter. If you dig into it, you’ll find work of hers that speaks to you!

    "Helen" by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) - LemmyWorld

    All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face, the lustre as of olives where she stands, and the white hands. All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles, hating it deeper still when it grows wan and white, remembering past enchantments and past ills. Greece sees, unmoved, God’s daughter, born of love, the beauty of cool feet and slenderest knees, could love indeed the maid, only if she were laid, white ash amid funeral cypresses. — H.D.

    Show threadpensivepangolinJul 12, 2023

    After reading Helen via your post, I’m even more excited to get into imotali’s recommendations after work today. I’m a sucker for the imagists and I’m also a sucker for heavy use of allusion, so that scratched several itches of mine.

    As a side note, I see you’re the person responsible for creating this community! On behalf of all of us, thank you for doing so!