Wes Phillips

If I needed a reason to check out the Decemberists beyond Stephen Mejias' recommendation, this interview would be it.

Money quote: "'While your typical Poetry 101 workshop will churn out blank verse like crazy, I was writing really tightly metered, rhymed couplets,' he says. 'I've always loved using rhythm, meter, and rhyme in poetry. And, consequently, mine comes off as pretty naive.'"