Poets     Poets were selected based on their participation with the Library of Congress and its "Poetry 180" high school program.  These particular poets were hand selected, and we will focus on one each week, instead of the "one a day" method of the program.  Poets Billy Collins Ronald Koertge Robert Francis Martha Collins Laurel Blossom Naomi Shihab Nye William Stafford Theodore Roethke Tom Wayman Kay Ryan Edward Field Charles Simic Julie Lechevsky Carol Snow Karen Chase Leopold Staff Bill Knott Martin Espada Nick Flynn Robert Bly Miller Williams Ted Kooser Eavan Boland Jane Yolen Frances Mayes Denver Butson Robert Hershon Linda Pastan Julie Sheehan David Ignatow Steve Kowit Dana Giola Cecilia Woloch Peter Cherches Mary Ruefle Douglas Goetsch Timothy Murphy