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I'm a huge fan of contemporary poetry. I can give a few recommendations, but of course you'll have your own tastes, so I'll try to annotate :)

"Here, Bullet" by Brian Turner. Poetry of the Iraq war.

"In the Surgical Theatre" by Dana Levin. Medical, experimental.

"Black Aperture" by Matt Rasmussen. About his brother's suicide.

"Homie" by Danez Smith. Hard to pin down but amazing book. Stream of consciousness, experimental, explores queerness and blackness.

"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown. Phenomenal. Explores being black in America, more historicism than Danez's collection.

"Frank" by Dianne Seuss. Powerful and beautiful. Modern lyrics. All sonnets. Will change the way you think about what poetry is. Stunning collection.

"Post colonial Love Poem" by Natalie Diaz. What it sounds like :) really cool book

"When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities" by Chen Chen. A little bit more fun.

All of these, of you're not familiar with contemporary verse, will challenge your notions of "what poetry is."

Here's my advice: just read it and experience it. It's supposed to be fun! None of these works are puzzles to be solved, or have hidden secret meanings. They are all works of art, and all experiences of them are valid. Enjoy!

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