I have a long poem by F.T. Prince, who is a similar person from the old days, who's dropped out because there isn't any kind of chic about him. Alan Dugan is among the most original and impressive American poets alive. But he is not a good shmoozerschmoozer, he has never taught in a creative writing program, and he is not the darling of any academic critics, so far as I know. In short, he is a superlative poet with no skills in the reputation game. But poets honor his work.
People discover it with joy.
I didn't think it was that good. The poem had no chance of being included because of your failure, Alex Beam, to write an eloquent letter about it to the Favorite Poem Project. But it is not too late for the next volume.