Not sure how the U.S. Postal Service came up with this selection of poets to honor on stamps, but I can't complain too much. I'm just happy that these stamps are forever stamps.
Upon Google-ing Robert Hayden, I realise that I have read a bit of his poetry. I believe Rethabile had a poem of Hayden's up on his site. A lovely poem.
I've never seen any of these stamps. Glad to see Gwendolyn Brooks up there. That reminds me, I need to finish reading Hayden's selected poems.
Anonymous said…
if you were to think of who was the most famous (or infamous) poet of the last century it would have to be allen ginsberg, but i can't imagine him on a postage stamp
at least 2 of these poets did themselves in
i'm glad w.c.w. got on one - so much depends, on a postage stamp, beside the postal mark, unlicked without saliva
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at least 2 of these poets did themselves in
i'm glad w.c.w. got on one - so much depends, on a postage stamp, beside the postal mark, unlicked without saliva
I wish they could have found room for the unjustly underrated Countee Cullen!