5 Brilliant Women Poets You Should Be Reading
As Maya Angelou puts it :
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Let’s raise a toast to all those phenomenal women
1. Rupi Kaur
![]() |
photo courtesy: twitter |
She is one of the most revered poets of her time and really knows how to connect with her audiences. She writes about what the youth wants to read on love, sex, race, relationships, rejections. You name it, she has written on it.
2. Jenny Zhang
![]() |
photo courtesy: twitter |
She even has her own story collection called Sour hearts, Dear Jenny which is really worth a read.
3. Sally Wen Mao
![]() |
photo courtesy: Youtube |
4. Eileen Myles
![]() |
photo courtesy: linkedin |
Not me is one of her most known books. Poem you should read is Peanut Butter
5. Patricia Lockwood
![]() |
photo courtesy: wikimedia |
Her famous poem collections include - mother land fatherland and homeland sexuals. Her latest poems collection is Priest daddy, which is a comical memoir.
Written by
Payal Singh
No comments: