Edgar Allen Poe’s poetry is taught at both grade school and university level in America. The prose is very approachable for everyone and it’s considered foundational to understanding his contributions to several literary genres.
Plus, it will give you something to talk about with cute Goths.
Just like French (Parisian, Acadian, Quebecois, Creole, etc.), English has a lot of variants (British, Canadian, American, AAVE, Australian, etc.).
I would stick with poets that would be taught in high schools from the region whose English you learned. If you feel like you are still understanding the points they are trying to make, then I would branch out to other “Englishes”.
I am personally not a huge fan, but Robert Frost is probably a decent place to start.
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