Looking for a poet that is very visual and adds character or life to nature and things that are not alive. I’m not a big reader of poetry but most poets I come across write about themselves or other people, not so much what’s around them. Right now I can only think of Robert Frost who is very nature confused, which is fine, but I’m also looking for poets that make cities, towns, their living room, etc come alive.
By the way, I’m inspired to write this post after listening to The Audacity of Hope and Obama describes leaving the Senate chamber with his colleagues who were all in good spirits from their first day in office: “…and there was a sense that the mood would not last…as the sun slide behind winter’s gray shroud.” He just talking about winter clouds covering the sun, but I think he does a good job of setting a mood with what’s he’s seeing.
by JasonZep