poets to learn from
John Fairfax 1930-2009; words were alchemy to him; poetry the jewel of language founded the Arvon Foundation which today offers classes and a poetry contest. He suffered from childhood abandonment (air force parents); published 6 poetry collections; check out series called "wild children".

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Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black writer in America to earn his living from writing. Born in Joplin, Missouri, he had a migratory childhood following his parents' separation, spending time in the American Mid-...

Maxine Kumin
Maxine Kumin (b.1925) came to prominence as one of a generation of women poets who extended the boundaries of poetry, addressing areas of female experience which had not previously been written about. Less overtly political...