i'm currently a English and PWR Major at Suny Cortland. When i first started writing about 31/2 years ago the poet that influeneced me the most was A.E. Housman. As with most starting poets the reason why I started was that I needed some way to blow of steam and leet the world know how miserable i really was. After about a year of writing and being involved with the Writers Guild(a college writing club), I began to find my voice and particular style of writing. 2 1/2 years later, my writing has greatly improved and I'm always continually growing as a writer. in fact just this weekend i wrote an experimental piece while i was at Racquette Lake with the CWA (Cortland Writters Assocation). If allowed I'll definitely post it on this wesite. Thank-you for your time. RMP