What interests you the most? Do you prefer short or long poems? The tutors' recommendations are exceptional. If you want some funny poems also, try Ode to My Socks by Pablo Neruda. Try his other poems as well. He is a brilliant poet.:)

The popular songs that came out of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley from about 1920 until the start of rock 'n' roll feature very clever lyrics, strict meter, very intricate rhymes, and yet have clear meanings and (for the most part) good English and good grammar. They are, however, often full of cultural and topical references, and sly double-entendres (hidden references to sex). Cole Porter, "Anything Goes:" In olden days, a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking, But now, God knows-- Anything goes! Good authors, too, who once knew better words, Now only use four-letter words Writing prose-- Anything goes! If driving fast cars you like, If low bars you like, If old hymns you like, If bare limbs you like, If Mae West you like, Or me undressed you like, Why, nobody will oppose; When every night the set that's smart is in- Truding in nudist parties in Studios-- Anything goes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9BMRQzJJBY

Honestly, I recommend song lyrics. Many of the lyrics of so-called "folk songs" from the 1960s folk revival tell a story in fairly simple English. Some of my favorite singers and songwriters of that era include Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Weavers, Peter Paul and Mary. Here's one example: "The Garden Song," by David Mallett--lyrics slightly revised by Pete Seeger: Inch by inch, row by row, Gonna make this garden grow, Gonna mulch it deep and low, Gonna make it fertile ground; Inch by inch, row by row, Please bless these seeds I sew, Please keep them safe below Till the rain comes tumbling down. Pulling weeds, picking stones, We are made of dreams and bones; Need a spot to call my own For my time is close at hand; Grain for grain, sun and rain, Find my place in nature's chain, Tune my body and my brain To the music of the land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR5C-JCI-eU

American poets: Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes British: T.S. Eliot Hope you enjoy.. check out my teacher profile and schedule a session... we can discuss and improve your comprehension of poetry.. see you soon :-)

My favorite poem is "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Other great American poets I'd recommend: Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.