I’m also inspired by and ripping off poesy galore (isn’t that a great blog name?!). Here are 10 poems, in no particular order:

Heather McHugh, “A Physics”
Anne Sexton, “Snow White”
William Stafford, “Indian Caves in the Dry Country”
William Carlos Williams, “This is Just to Say”
Frank O’Hara, “Poem”
Charles Simic, “Eyes Fastened With Pins”
Mark Doty, “Murano”
Russell Edson, “The Wounded Breakfast”
Elizabeth Bishop, “The Waiting Room”
John Donne, “The Bait“