5 Female Poets You Should Be Reading Right Now

Edna St Vincent Millay, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Maya Angelou

To the uninitiated, poetry can be dull and pretentious. It might remind you of mind-numbingly boring English classes rather than engaging reading.

But poetry is a huge part of literature, and even if you’ve overlooked it up to this point, it’s never too late to start reading.

If you’re stuck with where to start, here is a selection of 5 major female poet…