What poets changed the way you thought about writing?
The best poets are distinct in their pain, either through joy or the architecture of building time. In that sense historical revisionary works appeal to me. Likewise, I respect Wallace Stevens for his projections into the subconscious. John Ashbery for his weirdness. Gwendolyn Brooks for her ritual revision of belonging and epic status. I am drawn to messing with form, too. The most pertinent example for me are the L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E poets, who are architects of transcendental distinctions. I also enjoy the many personas of Pessoa, and the ballade quality and folk vision of Gabriel Garcia Lorca.
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