When not writing fiction I sometimes curate a collection of real-world oddities and curiosities.
Free entry at wondercabinet.net.

Once upon a time I also did contract work for an academic publisher named Chelsea House, writing critical biographies and research guides to an interesting assortment of poets and authors. They are often advertised as juvenile reference books, ostensibly to get them into school libraries, but the scholarship is sound. So if you are looking for a good introduction to any of these writers, check your local library or click a cover to purchase one from Amazon.

Charles
Bukowski

E. E.
Cummings

John
Ashbery

Rudyard
Kipling

Stephen
King

Shel
Silverstein