Lives Of The Poet Saints: An Introduction

I've mentioned how several poets weren't especially nice people, but I don't want to suggest that's the norm. A lot of people who write poetry are wonderful human beings. 


Case in point: Misha Collins, the actor who plays an angel on my favorite show of all time, Supernatural. Collins and his friends and fans have started a all-volunteer nonprofit group called Random Acts, and they fund orphanages in Haiti, provide relief from flood victims in Pakistan, and generally try to make the world a better place. Last weekend, Collins did an 83K run (that's 50+ miles) and raised an additional $95,000 for the charity. Collins is a poet who's published in Pearl, Columbia Poetry Review, and The California Quarterly. 


I'm going to do a series of posts to talk about poets who were impressive people. "Saints" shouldn't be taken too literally: hardly anyone is a saint, even saints. But we can still do some pretty great things.