Peter Balakian

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Black Dog of Fate

Samiya Bashir

Acclaimed Poet
Oregon Book Award

Frank Bidart

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
National Book Award

Mark Doty

Distinguished Poet & Memoirist
National Book Award

Anaïs Duplan

Award-winning Poet & Essayist
Whiting Award

Natalie Goldberg

Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones

Adam Gopnik

Int'l Bestselling Author
New Yorker Staff Writer

Douglas Kearney

National Book Award Longlist
Race, Culture & Identity

Eileen Myles

Acclaimed Poet and Critic
Lambda Pioneer Award

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Award-winning Poet
Literary & Visual Art Critic

Claudia Rankine

NYT Bestselling Author
NBCCA & Forward Prize

Aisha Sabatini Sloan

Writer, Curator, Artist
Lambda Literary Award