Poetry fans, what are some must read poetry collections?

By faintLynx

I picked up Bukowski’s *The Pleasures of the Damned*, Ginsberg’s *Howl*, *Caddish and Other Poems*, and a nice second-hand Betjeman collection the other day. I’ve only gotten through the Bukowski so far and it’s amazing — honestly no idea why I hadn’t read him before. I already have an Eliot collection that I really like, and a Hardy one that’s just kind of alright, but I didn’t realise it was mostly his nature poems, so it doesn’t really have the more bitter side of him. I do like “Neutral Tones” though, that’s a really good poem. So, who do you all like? Who’s basically essential, and who can you skip?