Poets’ Corner
Early on we realized that poetry, and the dissemination of poetry, would be a key component of our vision for WWB. In 2017, the WWB Facebook page was created, in part to share our love of poetry.
We began posting a poem a day by a wide range of poets, along with a photograph, bringing together a visual connection between poet and poem. The posts continue on a daily basis, often including links to poets reading their poetry, drawing a current following of 2,450+ followers.
Coming in 2023: A series of poetry readings and book signings.
Feel free to visit the WWB Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bestreads304 to read our latest poetry posts.
Franklin D'Olier Reeve
(September 18, 1928 – June 28, 2013)
Anne Sexton
(November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974)
Wislawa Szymborska
(July 2, 1923 – February 1, 2012)
Carl Sandburg
(January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967)
Anna Akhmatova
(June 23,1889 – March 5, 1966)
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(November 5, 1850 – October 30, 1919)
Thomas Wolfe
(October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938)
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
(November 3, 1920 –September 16, 1993)
Siv Cedering
(February 5, 1939 – November 17, 2007)
Mahogany L. Browne
(born 1976)
John Keats
(October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821)
Kwame Dawes
(born 28 July 1962)
James Wright
)December 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980)
Sylvia Plath
(October 27, 1932--February 11, 1963)
Dylan Thomas
(October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953)
John Berryman
(October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972)
Elaine Feinstein
(October 24, 1930 – September 23, 2019)
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
(March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021)
Raymond Carver
(May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988)
Robert Pinsky
(born October 20, 1940)