Well, I have nearly 500 pages of Bolaņo, his La universidad desconocida, albeit in Swedish translation.
I have two books by the Canadian Anne Carson: one, The Beauty of the Husband (also in Swedish translation) and in English a collection of lyrical prose titled Eros; The Bittersweet.
I am familiar with some of the other names while yet others only have recognition value for me and some I am reading for the first time.
Although we cannot, any of us, stay ajour with all the poets and schools, and though it is true (in my world) that flarf might sometimes be a funny gimmick even if my imagination won't stretch far enough to call it a school, my point is nonetheless that it doesn't hurt to remove one's head from one's cloud of choice (such as our beloved DIY forum) and look at what is going on atop other clouds.
It might give a jump-start to find new ways to be formal. Or it might not. It might be like wearing lot of metal on my lips. I see a lot of people are doing it but I'm not encouraged to join them.
That said, both Bolaņo and Carson are grounded in the traditions and both can write both poetry and prose.
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