Don't worry too much about understanding Shakespeare hehe. This was Year 10-11 in English at my school (private school) and we really had no idea, but good to be aware of. Lots of good poets on that channel.
Literature:
If I had to choose one writer to recommend it'd be Vladimir Nabokov. Controversial because of Lolita, but brilliant.
Here is what I see in your eyes right now: rainy night, narrow street, streetlamps gliding away into the distance. The water runs down the drainpipes from steeply sloping roofs. Under the snakeR…