You might find their work of interest.
Justen Ahern, Elizabeth Alexander, Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Ellen Bass, Billy Collins, Nikki Giovanni,Thich Nhat Hanh, Ted Kooser, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Mary Oliver, Linda Pastan, Molly Peacock, Rainer
Maria Rilke, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, Arthur Sze, David Whyte.
POETS I ENJOY
READING
BOOKS ABOUT
AGING
Applewhite, Ashton: This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
Aronson, Louise: Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
Burack-Weiss, Ann: The Lioness in Winter: Writing an Old Woman’s Life
​
Chittister, Joan: The Gift of Years - Growing Old Gracefully
​
Dass, Ram: Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying
Gross, Jane: A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Older Aging Parents – and Ourselves
Pipher, Mary: Women Rowing North
Price, Joan: Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex
Viorst, Judith: Nearing Ninety: And Other Comedies of Late Life