Most Popular Contemporary Poets
	1. Billy Collins "The most popular poet in America," according to the New York Times 2. Nikki Giovanni Grammy-nominated poet inspired by the civil rights and black power movements 3. Gary Soto Award-winning Mexican American poet writing for adults and children 4. Charles Simic Influential Serbian-American poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate 5. Elizabeth Alexander Poet and scholar who read at President Obama's inauguration in 2009 6. Naomi Shihab Nye 7. Rita Dove 8. Mary Oliver 9. Kay Ryan 10. Adrienne Rich 11. John Ashbery 12. Yusef Komunyakaa 13. Mark Strand 14. Donald Hall 15. Louise Glück