Out of this list, who is your favorite poet?

Question

I have to choose one to do a project on, in my English class, I don't have time to look up EVERY single poet, so can you help me by giving ideas on which poet to choose?

* 2007–2008 Charles Simic

* 2006–2007 Donald Hall

* 2004–2006 Ted Kooser

* 2003–2004 Louise Glück

* 2001–2003 Billy Collins

* 2000–2001 Stanley Kunitz

* 1999–2000 Special Bicentennial Consultants: Rita Dove, Louise Glück and W.S. Merwin

* 1997–2000 Robert Pinsky

* 1995–1997 Robert Hass

* 1993–1995 Rita Dove

* 1992–1993 Mona Van Duyn

* 1991–1992 Joseph Brodsky

* 1990–1991 Mark Strand

* 1988–1990 Howard Nemerov

* 1987–1988 Richard Wilbur

* 1986–1987 Robert Penn Warren

* 1985–1986 Gwendolyn Brooks

* 1984–1985 Reed Whittemore (Interim Consultant in Poetry)

* 1984–1985 Robert Fitzgerald (Appointed and served in a health-limited capacity, but did not come to LC)

* 1982–1984 Anthony Hecht

* 1981–1982 Maxine Kumin

* 1978–1980 William Meredith

* 1976–1978 Robert Hayden

* 1974–1976 Stanley Kunitz

* 1973–1974 Daniel Hoffman

* 1971–1973 Josephine Jacobsen

* 1970–1971 William Stafford

* 1968–1970 William Jay Smith

* 1966–1968 James Dickey

* 1965–1966 Stephen Spender

* 1964–1965 Reed Whittemore

* 1963–1964 Howard Nemerov

* 1961–1963 Louis Untermeyer

* 1959–1961 Richard Eberhart

* 1958–1959 Robert Frost

* 1956–1958 Randall Jarrell

* 1952 William Carlos Williams (appointed but did not serve)

* 1950–1952 Conrad Aiken (First to serve two terms)

* 1949–1950 Elizabeth Bishop

* 1948–1949 Leonie Adams

* 1947–1948 Robert Lowell

* 1946–1947 Karl Shapiro

* 1945–1946 Louise Bogan

* 1944–1945 Robert Penn Warren

* 1943–1944 Allen Tate

* 1937–1941 Joseph Auslander

Thanks!

P.S. Please don't recommend Robert Frost, someone in my class is already doing their project on him, and I know his poems anyway. I want to do my project on someone I've never heard of.

Answer 1

I'd go with William Carlos Williams. He has a really unique style and it wold be an interesting project.

Answer 2

Ummm the only one I have heard about is Robert Frost but i guess that's already a no no.

Hmmm I say Louis Untermeyer or Gwendolyn Brooks. Never heard of them but I like their names.

Answer 3

My favorite poet is Langston Huges. I love his style and this way of writing. Here's 2 websites of his poem and biography. Good luck!

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83

http://www.poemhunter.com/langston-hughe...

Answer 4

I do not see Edger Allen Poe on the list as he was one of the best ever.

Robert frost was also but he is taken.Many of these i have never read but this Gwendolyn Brooks is awesome too.These are so many great and fascinating poets which have their own great style' and when you read or hear them ' you;ll realize who they are.Lots of luck on your report.  

Answer 5

William Carlos Williams, without question.  

However, my favorite poem ever is "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins.