[New-Poetry] Kicking & Screaming

[Jeff Newberry]

So, I was going through the archives of NewPoetry, & I came across several
boneheaded comments I've made over the years, mostly of the partisan New
Narrative/New Formalist bent.  Understand that I say "partisan" referring to
me, not those movements, btw.

Anyway, I got to thinking back over the past few years:   my trip through my
graduate coursework, the different people I've met & with whom I've
corresponded, the different ways my own work has changed, and so forth.
I've realized that while my tastes in poetry have not *drastically *changed,
they have indeed changed--for the better, I'd argue (though that's another
conversation, probably).

I realized that there are several poets I like now whom I shied away from a
mere five years ago, poets whose work I knew only in small doses or poets
whose work I knew only by reputation (or often not at all):  Theodore
Enslin, Gustaf Sobin, Michael Dumanis, Frank Stanford, Kimberly Johnson,
Yusef Komunyakaa (yeah--I know), Danielle Pafunda, Joshua Poteat, & probably
lots of others.

So here's the question:  whose poetry do you now enjoy/admire/like that you
once didn't admire/like/enjoy?  Who drug you to their work kicking &
screaming?

Just a question for an otherwise silent list.

Be well,
Jeff Newberry

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