#aplit17mentor

[the-meggsterr]

mentor poets r hard. here r sum suggestions from a girl who struggled to find one

1. mouthful of forevers by my girl clementine von radics- i did this one and i loved everything about her so i'd say she's definitely a do. her poetry is about love and loss and her rape but there are also some stand outs about feminism and being badass 10/10 recommend her 2. eighteen by madisen kuhn- it's a book of poetry about being a teen and growing up and she has a good flow and gone and her poetry really resonates with me so if you're like me i think you'll like it (published in 2012) 3. Stuff I've been feeling lately by alicia cook it's a lil weird and the way it's set up is like it's a tape and side 1 is her poems straight and just how she wrote them. they're easy to read and she seems like a real person and then side 2 is basically black out poetry that she wrote using all the poems from the first set super cute and super creative (published 2017) 4. A Thousand mornings by mary oliver her style is beautiful and she has a poem in there about a fox that i think is adorable and it's also super meaningful and i loved it and the rest of her poems are like that. it's quality (published 2012) 5. pleasefindthis I Wrote this just for you by Iain s thomas- there's photography connected with poetry (if you're into that there's a lot to talk about here) the poems are mostly short (do) and it's easy to read. i loved this one and you might enjoy it too (published 2015) 6. chasers of light by tyler knott gregson- again. poetry and photography. this one is really cute and it's quite powerful to read i enjoyed it¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (published 2014) i don't know if any of you need this but it's here for ya to take a look at ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ have fun! ap lit is fantastic. i wish i could go back and relive it but i can't. relish it bc honestly it's the best class you'll ever take. i love you rick !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[benzaremba]

Nick Flynn

I really like the poetry by Nick Flynn, he might be my mentor poet. I like his book Some Ether. It looks really interesting, and he has written some really cool poems and memoirs. 

[akoaysi-cathy-blog]

Maybe Matthew Rohrer??

So I went to Buzzfeed for help and they had a list. One person that seemed interesting was Matthew Rohrer. I read some of his poems and thought “these seem cool” so I might have him as a mentor poet :D

[lilytakada-blog]

mentor poet

So I found Anne Carson and she seems pretty interesting and has a nice style of writing. Since my other mentor poet is taken, I’ve decided on her.

[why-art-in-apl-ang-blog]

Mentor Poets

When I went looking for a modern poet I actually started crying. The first poem I read was “Heartbreak” by Amber Tamblyn, as an animal lover this poem about loosing a pet absolutely broke my heart, and I loved it. I then went to read Tamblyn’s poem “Brittany Murphy”. I enjoyed her poetry and would happily use her for a mentor poet. 

Then I found Patricia Lockwood and read her poem “Rape Joke” the raw emotions and truth in her poem brought me to tears. I was absolutely in awe of her form and how it seemed to fit her story perfectly. Poetry like hers is not often poetry I am drawn to, something I would usually glance past. However, I am captured by her poems and personality. They are fascinating to me, though I don’t understand quite everything in them, it just makes me want to read them more. Lockwood is certainly my first pick as a mentor poet.

[heyitsparpar]

Mentor poet part 2

I think I found my second pick for a mentor poet; Mary Oliver’s poetry is really beautiful, and she uses so much imagery and colors and artistic language in her writing (mostly about nature). Her literary techniques make her poems flow like the rivers she writes about, and I love that. However, although I do really like Mary Oliver's poetry, Amanda Lovelace is still definitely my first choice. :)

[rohithaa]

Mentor Poet #2

Alright so I found this other chick who I’m actually really liking. Her name is April Bernard. Her poems are so dark and creepy and I don’t know something about her just drew me in a little more. She writes with a lot of emotions behind the poems, and I’m not going to lie I actually found her when I was looking for inspiration for my creative writing poem. Although I actually didn’t end up basing my poem on something deep and dark like her poems, it still has lots of emotions behind it that I really want to dig a little deeper into.  

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Mentor Poet 2

my second thought for a mentor poet would have to be Tracy K Smith. She writes about various things. The book that I would choose if I chose her would be Life on Mars. This book is her most recent book or poems which, “takes readers into the universe and moves them to an authentic mix of joy and pain.”-Pulitzer Prize judges’ citation

Being a person who personally loves the mixture of joy and pain (not like beat me with a stick pain, but the listening to sad music to hypothetically help myself cry pain), I think that Tracy K Smith not only provides things that I like, but also great poetry. 

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Poets Boi

I was looking at Morgan Parker for my possible mentor poet. She has published books in this century, the latest in 2015. I've read one if her pieces in an article on modern poets we should know about, and I really enjoyed the way she wrote. She was a mix between poetry and modern language/slang which i really enjoyed. I also want a female mentor poet (PLS ANYTHING BUT A WHITE MAN) because I want to be able to relate to her work. I feel like i would be able to do that with Parker as my mentor poet.

[thegloriousstudentninja-blog]

Cause i need two posts

Well Richard wins... He is more relevant 

that is all

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Saul Williams

I feel like Saul Williams is an interesting poet because he offers a different perspective on race and politics, which is extremely relevant. He is also an "alternative" hip-hop artist and Broadway actor, showing he is invested in all forms of expression.

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Sarah Kay

After so much searching, I think I found a poet that I like. No she doesn’t write about the environment, and no she isn’t super feminist. But she writes about love, and feelings, which I think are just as important. She also writes about the city and honestly, I really love her writing style. It’s the type of poetry that I actually like to read. It’s so great. She’s a spoken poet also, which is how I found her, and that’s the type of written poetry that I love. I think I might just pick her. 

The only problem I can foresee is that her book No Matter the Wreckage although being published in 2014, consists poems from the first decade of her career (which I don’t know for sure if thats 21st century), but oh well, I think it still classifies as modern poetry and either way I really like her so oh well. I think I want to finalize Sarah Kay as my mentor. yay! 

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Marie Howe- Potential Mentor Poet #2

I discovered Howe through some Google researching.  Her poem "What The Angels Left" really hooked me on her style.  This particular poem was written before the 2000's, but she did publish a poetry book in 2008 that shares this style.

[bri-the-good-blog]

mentor poet pt. 2

Honestly, I didn’t even know who Amanda Lovelace was before I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and came across her poetry just in time to make this post. Needless to say I spent the next 20 minutes scrolling through her poetry, and it’s really, really great.

[heyitsparpar]

WHOA

Hooooooly dang Amanda Lovelace herself just liked my post about her being my first pick for mentor poet. I have absolutely no idea how she even managed to find it but oh my god this is really really cool wow

[benzaremba]

A mentor poet

When I was doing my research, I found a poet names John Ashbery, and I really liked some of his poems and his writing style, but then I learned that we was nearing 90 years old. However, he wrote and published a poetry book in 2005 called Where Shall I Wander, and it’s his 24th published book of poetry, so I might need to look into it more.