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Prufrock33@aol.com wrote:
> 
 (I am also a BIG poetry fan and would love
> to open up my mind to some new poets.)
> 
> Angie

Try Jewel...just kidding.  I heard she got $1.75 million for her two
poetry books, making her possibly the highest-paid poet of all time. 
She's also cited Octavio Paz as an "influence..."  I bet he's turning in
his grave.  

Excuse the bitterness, I just don't think that most rock/pop stars make
good poets.  After all, that's why they're rock stars.

I have some poets to recommend to you...I'll have to jump on the Neruda
bandwagon, but I'm also a big Emily Dickinson fan, and I like some guy
named Countee Cullen.  Langston Hughes has also been a favorite of mine
for several years.  Neruda, though, is practically foolproof.  It's
almost impossible not to like it.

Cheryl

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