I love it, as I believe I mentioned, I'm fond of Housman...studied him a lot when I was learning meter.

I don't really know his work - the first two lines of this just popped into my head, and I had to complete it! The meter's really clever, though - will read more!

Who are some poets you do know and like?

I'm a big fan of Tennyson, and also Kipling (pattern emerges of dead white British guys who've fallen out of fashion a bit). Stevie Smith is quite strange, but brilliant (The Galloping Cat is one of my favourite poems).

I should read more poetry, especially now i'm starting to write it. Any recommendations?

I've not read much Kipling...I should. I did like what I've read, though. Tennyson's work isn't what I would call "perfect" but he was undoubtedly a master poet. You could certainly choose worse to admire, regardless of how in fashion his work may be.

I've not read "The Galloping Cat" but I shall do so. (My personal favorite is Silverweed's untitled poem from Watership Down. I cried when I first read it, both because it's sad and also out of humiliation, realizing how paltry my skills were.)

Recommendations? Let's see... Plath, Dickinson, Pope...Keats...Frost...Dr. Seuss...Byron... (Get a snack before reading Byron, he tends to go on. XP ) Bill Rogers (Havoc), locally. He has a solid skill set.

Ooh, I didn't realise Bill Rogers poeted. Will track down some of his stuff!

Yep. If you can't find any then I'm sure he would be happy to share some directly, he's a nice guy.

A very sweet poem. I really like this one.

I'm glad!