Poets Whose Work I Admire:
Judith Adams Lagana—https://www.jlagana.com/. The year of poetry critique classes I took from her transformed my vision of what could be possible with my writing. Her first book of poetry, Make Space, is a treasure.
Bonnie Wehle—https://bonniewehle.com/
John Sibley Williams—https://www.johnsibleywilliams.com/
William Stafford—gone, but not forgotten: https://www.williamstafford.org/
When I first became interested in poetry, I read all of his books, not only his poetry books, but also his books on pedagogy. His approach to teaching seemed gentle and open-hearted, which help this recovering perfectionist relax and follow where the muse might lead me.
Online Writing Resources:
https://www.riverheronreview.com/writing-workshops
https://www.twosylviaspress.com/the-weekly-muse.html
https://www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org/
https://www.virginiawritersclub.org/
Independent Bookstores I Adore:
I love that they focus on poetry books (and that they package them beautifully for shipping): https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/