Hypothesis

To find an interesting an interesting French poet right now, look for a female poet (e.g., Anne-Marie Albiach, Liliane Giraudon, Esther Tellermann).

To find more interesting French poets, look who she is friends with (e.g., Claude Royet-Journoud, Emmanuel Hocquart, Julien Blaine, Michel Deguy).

For some reason, you'll end up with Michael Palmer, Norma Cole, Chet Wiener or Stacy Doris.