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Influential American poets

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These poets made an enormous impact on the art of poetry.

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Emily Dickinson Report Abuse
one of the greatest poets the world has ever seen
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Anne Bradstreet Report Abuse
beautiful poet that was well ahead of her time
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Edgar Allen Poe Report Abuse
some of his work is dark but that is what makes him a great poet
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Report Abuse
wonderful poet
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Walt Whitman Report Abuse
this gay pedophile’s work is loved by many
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Hart Crane Report Abuse
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E.E. Cummings Report Abuse
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Allen Ginsburg Report Abuse
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Langston Hughes Report Abuse
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Robert Frost Report Abuse
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