Poetry Exposure

So, I had the wonderful opportunity to go the the Dodge Poetry Festival on Thursday, and for the most part I was swept away. I discovered some awesome poets and poetry, and hopefully my work will not suck as much as I now have more references for inspiration. If you want to read some cool stuff, look up Patricia Smith, Roger Sedarat, Beth Ann Fennelly, Joseph O. Legaspi, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Luke Warm Water. They were awesome!

I also saw Ted Kooser. He writes some great stuff as well, and he has a cute book on love poems. He's also one hysterical dude. I've always liked his work, and he has an amazing history.

The only major dissapointment for me was Tracy K. Smith. She writes beautifully, but god is she boing to listen to.

So, thanks to Thursday, I'm now working on some new ideas, but I'm not putting any of them out as I dont' want to post anything crappy like much of what I've written before :P