Although June Jordon is no longer alive, her poetry from the late 20th Century still enjoys a great deal of popularity among university students in the United States. Adrienne Rich is also very good, as are Michael Collier, Terrance Hayes, and Tim Seibles.
Andy Dugas, in Califirnia. A good poet and storyteller. Lately, he has been dedicating himself to haik, some posted on the street, several posted on facebook, as a new form of media and aesthetic response to poetry reading. His themes are typically based on haiku content and style, and his fiction rich in introspective conflict among characters.