Everyone's voice I have ever heard has been an influence on my writings. If you don't take a piece of everyone you meet with you, then what was the purpose of meeting them? In my writing styles, I have a very open-minded opinion of what makes art good. My main influences are as follows below. If you have never heard of these poets I STRONGLY recommend reading them and seeing what they are all about...

• Anne Sexton
  
• Sylvia Plath
  
• Emily Dickinson
  
• Jack Kerouac
  
• Walt Whitman
  
• Jim Carroll
  
• Kurt Cobain
  
• Jim Morrison
  
• Bradley Nowell
  
• Tupac Shakur

You may not expect to see the last 5 there as "poets." However, they are some of the most introspective, intense writers of the late 20th century. Read some of their lyrics or their poetry and argue with me!!!