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Poets Every Young Adult Should Know

These are the four literary geniuses you should be reading.

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Poets Every Young Adult Should Know

1. Clementine Von Radics


Clementine Von Radics is perhaps one of the most honest poets of our time. She will not feed into any of those metaphors where eyes are crystal pools of water, where heartbeats are music, etc. She tells it exactly how it is. Her honesty is like a breath of fresh air. She has a way of making imperfections and brokenness absolutely beautiful, which shines a light on our own flaws. Her poetry looks at struggle in an amazing way, which makes the reader feel more confident in their own struggles with imperfection. In fact, she makes the idea of perfection seem quite dull.

2. Tyler Kent White

Tyler Kent White’s work is more of a journey than just poetry. His words have the ability to make the reader feel, which is a poet’s ultimate goal. Reading his poetry can put an ache in the pit of the reader’s stomach, a fire in their eye, a heaviness in their heart, or an abundant sense of hope in their mind. His poetry is both wise and profound and leaves you feeling like you have learned something about yourself from reading it.

3. Robert M. Drake

This poet has recently become very popular on Instagram, and with very good reason. His poems are a short burst of clarity and intensity that will leave you breathless. He writes about seeing your own worth, falling in love, unrequited love, love that is lost, etc. He has something brilliant to say about many different situations we have all been in and can all relate to. Robert M. Drake’s poems are the words we should have said, written so eloquently.

4. Lang Leav

Lang Leav writes in a very brilliant way. Her poems offer a different way of thinking about things in a way you never would have. Leav’s poems give a great dose of wisdom in a very beautiful and straightforward way.

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