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42 AND 4 POETS

 

Sixteen lay writers, each asked to choose as many as three contemporary poets who satisfied Dickinson’s requirements, named 42. A writer could name a fourth poet when selecting a poem: Zaffar Kunial (Edward Simon), Martin Espada (Matt Hanson), Arun Kolatkar (Abhrajyoti Chakraborty) and Adedayo Agarau (Adachioma Ezeano) were cited in that way. We’ve found links to bios or personal sites for all the poets and writers listed below.

 

 

Kaveh Akbar, Mary Szybist and Terrance HayesEdward Simon

 

O-Jeremiah Agbaakin, Nome Patrick Emeka and Pamilerin JacobAdachioma Ezeano

 

Hua Xi, Claudia Rankine and Allison JosephChristopher Schaberg

 

Justin Heroux, Rita Dove and Lashawn and Playmakers LaboratoryNoah Berlatsky

 

Sally ReadHenry Oliver

 

John Ash, Charles Simic and Mark DotyChris Ewers

 

Michael Langley, Fiona Benson and Alice OswaldColin Burrow

 

Marianne Boruch, Michael Bazzett and Mehrnoosh TorbatnejadSteven Stoll

 

Gillian AllnuttVictoria Moul

 

Joshua Bennett, Steve Scafidi and Rod SmithMatt Hanson

 

W. S. Merwin, Stanley Plumly and James DickeySteve Moyer

 

Emily Berry, Kit Fan and sam saxDevorah Baum

 

Joshua Whitehead, Jericho Brown and Safiya SinclairMarta Figlerowicz

 

Maya Abu Al-HayyatJo Livingstone

 

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Anand Thakore and Diane SeussAbhrajyoti Chakraborty

 

Peter Kline, Hilary King and Brittany PerhamNicholas Taylor

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