What poets should I begin reading as a 20-year-old?

If you haven't read T.S. Eliot, do that. Get some Russell Edson too. Samuel Beckett's works (the nohow on collection) read like poems, and I'd suggest reading them. Bukowski, Rilke, Lorca. Honestly, most published poetry is good to read. read more

25 Gateway Poets To Start Reading On World Poetry Day Nikki VanRy 03-21-17 So, you typically read fiction, but you’ve wanted to branch out into poetry lately. read more

And one more benefit by reading 9–12th books is that here you will find your taste as you will read poems of various type poet in a single collection. Another way of reading is buy books of some notable Hindi Poets like Mahadevi Varma , Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Jayshankar Prasad, Sumitranandan Pant, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Dushyant Kumar . read more